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Ideally DRM would be banned, as it's in fine a danger for liberal democracy. But there are very powerful interests (including at the state level) that consider
by BlueTemplar 2y ago
Ideally DRM would be banned, as it's in fine a danger for liberal democracy. But there are very powerful interests (including at the state level) that consider DRM worth having even to 'protect' something as trifling in comparison as commercial leisure products.
So I guess we're stuck with personally avoiding DRMed (including online only) media, and supporting the likes of EFF, GoG, and https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
See also :
https://technologizer.com/2012/01/23/why-history-needs-software-piracy/index.html https://technologizer.com/2012/01/23/why-history-needs-softw...
- proc0 2y agoRight, piracy is a real issue here, but I think DRM and making games a SAAS hurts the industry in the long run. I'm still not convinced it's such an issue that it requires these methods of control. Indie games are constantly releasing titles that do well and become huge. If a game is good it will do well regardless because there will be enough people who pay for it, but I get that it's hard to convince large companies of this.
- BlueTemplar 2y agoAnd a more recent discussion, specifically with game developers : https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/piracy-preservation-and-the-devs-who-dont-mind-if-you-have-to-pirate-their-game https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/piracy-preservation-and-the...