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Do you really think that all DRM users are idiots who believe in perfect DRM security? Gosh, people who buy locks must be stupid, because anybody with a crowba
by beering 14y ago
Do you really think that all DRM users are idiots who believe in perfect DRM security?
Gosh, people who buy locks must be stupid, because anybody with a crowbar can simply pry the door out of its frame.
DRM deters people from copying content willy-nilly. You might argue about the quantitative results, but it does something, and as long as it has more value than it costs, people will pay for DRM.
- EthanHeilman 14y agoBut there is a big difference. If someone breaks a lock they get into your house, but if someone breaks DRM, DRM-less copies of that movie will be on the pirate bay within a day. Then users copy the DRM-less copies willy-nilly. Directly controlling the distribution of digital artifacts is nearly impossible.
- brian_cloutier 14y agoWhat would you say the ratio is, of all the data the NSA has vs. all the data WikiLeaks has published?
- X-Istence 14y agoDo note that he said nearly impossible...
- MichaelGG 14y agoIf you want to expand DRM to mean "all information security, anytime, anywhere", then you can coerce truth out of your statement. But such a definition of DRM is pointless and tries to brush over the fact that actual DRM implementations (as in copy-protection schemes used by Amazon, iTunes, Bluray, etc.) are worthless.
- noonespecial 14y agoDRM isn't like a lock exactly. Locks keep people out period. DRM tries to keep people from making off with the stuff in the house after you've already let them in through the door. DRM schemes seem mostly to be misunderstandings about how encryption and authentication fit together.
- RandallBrown 14y agoThe file is the house. The DRM is the lock. If you have a key to the house, you can see what's inside. Just like if you have a key to the DRM, you can view the contents of the file.
- pyre 14y ago> Locks keep people out period. Unless you have a key, or a lock pick, or a Bic pen[1], etc... [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock#Lock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock#Lock
- Groxx 14y agoThe Bic pen trick works wonderfully, and quite a few laptop locks still use the same kind of key. I got lucky with the speed, but my dad lost $20 to me in less than 30 seconds when his $20,000 warrantied lock opened without the key.
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoYour analogy is not right. DRM is more like leaving your file on the desk and putting a lock on the Xerox machine.
- jiggy2011 14y agoSomebody who wants to break into a house with a crowbar is running a few risks. Someone might be inside the house when they break in and that person might be armed. Someone might see them opening the door with a crowbar and either report them or stop them. They may be recorded on CCTV en-route to my house , or stopped the police and have to explain why they were carrying a crowbar late at night. Even if they are not caught in the act, the incident will almost certainly be reported to the police afterwards. None of these risks really exist in terms of breaking DRM. If someone could break your house lock simply by tapping a button on their smartphone then I would suggest that locking your house is pointless.