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DRM isn't dead until it's dead for movies, too.
- dexen 17y agoDRM per se is far from being dead. The specific DRM on music was killed by necessity of backward compatibility. CD-Audio, mp3 etc. did not contain any DRM provisions and market demand for compatible products precluded DRM. On the other hand, standards that include DRM from the beginning (DVD, BlueRay, HDMI etc) will continue using it. New standards will also come with DRM until customers successfully pressure the vendors to dropping it. DRM is not dead, it just couldn't find the parking spot in front of the music store. Otherwise, business as usual.
- icefox 17y agoIn every area where people can create something that can be digitalized the creator will attempt to slap drm it in the vain hope of extracting a little more money out of it. Items that are classified as entertainment are simply the most public. - Video Games - Movies - TV Shows - Books - Newspapers - Software - Technical articles (pdf) - Music - Radio or really audio of any form including telephone There is drm for video of photos or articles with photos, but is there drm for only photos?