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I don't really track this argument. DRM generally exists to make it easier to protect copyright, no? They go hand in hand.
by ptudan 5y ago
I don't really track this argument. DRM generally exists to make it easier to protect copyright, no? They go hand in hand.
- sli 5y agoThe argument doesn't really track but it's very much worth examining DRM and its relationship with/effects on copyright and the rights of consumers, anyway. DRM is frequently used not just to protect copyright, but to also completely control access beyond the purpose of copyright. See the recent Denuvo snafu for an example of this being done (presumably) by accident, noting that it can also be done on purpose to e.g. plan obsoletion. It doesn't just control copyright, it controls your actual rights to access content you legally own and hinges that access on running a service in perpetuity, which is not the least bit realistic. It's digital rights management but treats those rights like a privilege instead.
- gizmo686 5y agoThink about patents. If you get a patent, you are legally protected from people stealing your patented idea for the lifetime of the patent. However, in exchange for that protection, you must make the idea public. In exchange for the protection of law, a patent holder sacrifices the protection of secrecy. A simmiliar model could be applied to copyright, in exchange for legal protections, you must forgo technical protections.