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but in reality the people who disagree often have just as good an understanding of the basic facts, yet disagree anyway. Really? I hate to be the elitist assho
by npsimons 12y ago
but in reality the people who disagree often have just as good an understanding of the basic facts, yet disagree anyway.
Really? I hate to be the elitist asshole, but if people don't understand that making bits uncopyable is not in the realm of reality, then I would argue they don't understand basic facts. See Schneier's commentary on "making water not wet" and copy protection, eg https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0108.html#7 https://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0108.html#7
- streptomycin 12y agoIt's impossible to make bits uncopyable, but it's easy to make them less convenient to copy. That's the purpose of DRM.
- sroerick 12y agoIt's not easy to make them less convienient to copy. It is easy to outlaw it, though.