> RMS's argument made a lot more sense when computers were a professional tool used by trained individuals. But that audience has changed a lot in the past 30 y

> RMS's argument made a lot more sense when computers were a professional tool used by trained individuals. But that audience has changed a lot in the past 30 years. He mentions TPM, but there are modern examples of this. Try playing a modern UHD BluRay on your computer. Unless you have a drive that allows you to rip the BluRay (modified firmware) the only "legal" way to watch it at 4K is to use "specified software". One of those options being Cyberlink's PowerDVD, (yes that bloated video player that is 500MB from 2000). It requires Intel SGX/iGPU[1] and therefore won't work on AMD CPUs. This is because the firmware for the drive has encryption keys that only let certain software use it. [1] https://www.cyberlink.com/support/faq-content.do?id=19144 https://www.cyberlink.com/support/faq-content.do?id=19144 I think this is the exact sort of thing that Stallman was talking about when it comes to a computer not following your instructions because of DRM. HDCP being another one of these lame DRMs, except built into your monitor. I'd argue they don't prevent piracy at all, and don't really hinder it, but increase the cost of hardware because manufacturers have to pay for licensing. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray