Let's face it: the technological literacy of the average user of smartphones/tablets/game consoles/etc. is such that being a script kiddie makes people think th

Let's face it: the technological literacy of the average user of smartphones/tablets/game consoles/etc. is such that being a script kiddie makes people think they're digital superheroes. DRM and DMCA are more likely to be mistaken for sporting goods manufacturers, record labels, or any number of things other than being known for what they are. The community that this is relevant to is still a minority - a shrinking one - but a minority nonetheless. And while it is a reason and logically minded community by nature, legal protection acts typically have an emotional component from those lobbying for their creation, because it has to do with their security. And income security lobbyists in particular tend to disregard anything but black numbers or red numbers until forced to do otherwise. Right or wrong, it seems the higher the income, the squeakier the wheel. I think it's a Ben Franklin quote: "If you forego freedom in favor of security, you will eventually lose both." If there's a solution down the road, I hope someone finds it before someone else takes it to heart that irrationality doesn't respond to rationality - but fear - and does something to hurt what chance there is at more digital freedom for the rest of us. I'd very much like to be and remain in control of what is or isn't allowed on my expensive and increasingly necessary technological equipment.