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DRM also plays a role in this. Obsolete DRM techniques whose algorithms have long been forgotten will make it difficult to archive data protected by DRM onto ne
by whoisthemachine 12y ago
DRM also plays a role in this. Obsolete DRM techniques whose algorithms have long been forgotten will make it difficult to archive data protected by DRM onto new storage mediums.
- kbart 12y agoI somehow doubt it's a big issue. Do you know many DRM's that haven't been cracked in a matter of days/weeks after the release?
- wlesieutre 12y agoYeah, especially with computer games. Whatever old game is having DRM trouble, you can usually find a crack for it on Rapidshare.
- vidarh 12y agoI can't tell if you made that reference on purpose, or if you're unaware that Rapidshare is shutting down.
- wlesieutre 12y agoYep, tongue firmly in cheek on that one.
- phowat 12y agoOops, turns out rapidshare is shutting down.
- forgottenpass 12y agoIt sort of is a big issue if you consider that preserving the history of something relies on lawbreaking motivated by piracy to enable it. Outside of the against-the-law bit it requires sufficiently motivated attackers and insufficiently good DRM. The status quo is probably stable for games and big name software packages for the time being, but it doesn't inspire confidence for the long term.
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