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> "The purpose of DRM is to give content providers leverage against creators of playback devices." What does this actually mean, though? What is it that the pl
by darawk 5y ago
> "The purpose of DRM is to give content providers leverage against creators of playback devices."
What does this actually mean, though? What is it that the playback devices are doing that they don't want other than playing unauthorized material?
Framing the problem as "it's not about copying, it's about unauthorized playback" is meaningless. That's just another word for copying in this context. They want control over when and how their IP is played. The word 'copying' has always been shorthand for this.
- warkdarrior 5y ago> They [content providers] want control over when and how their IP is played. Yes, that is indeed the case. Who is in a position to enforce those controls over playback? The device manufacturers! So we are in a scenario where device manufacturers want to commoditize the content ("play anything on as many of our devices as you want"), while content providers want to restrict the content so they can monetize access to it.
- darawk 5y agoRight, I agree. I just think all that is encapsulated by the prohibition on copying. The purpose of IP law was always to protect the owners right to choose when, and in what manner, that IP may be used/redistributed. E.g. an owner has the right to say "you may only copy my IP if you watch these ads first".