Posted February 22, 2010
de99ial: I disagree. Its like the car companies would make a satelitte verification system because people steal cars. Thieves were since people are and they will be. Protection systems should hit on them not in legal buyers. DRM is stupid becasue it cause problems for legal customers - not thieves. They will not have those kind of problems.
So DRM is just a sh*t.
Npl: Uhhh... stealing cars is a bit different than just grabbing some files while residing in your own 4 walls, dont you think? So DRM is just a sh*t.
If you want a car analogy, DRM would be the police controlling your papers. Even if you own the car you arent allowed to use it unless you have insurance and a driver-license, both which can be controlled or rewoked at any time. Pesky Car DRM, you cant even run over people without losing the right to drive your own car!!!
Good protection systems are hard to on an open plattform like the PC.
Yes stealing the car is different but if You could without any cost copy a car from f.e. Your uncle - would You buy it?
We going offtopic here. DRM is like a satelitte verification - if You driving You can, but if Your girlfriend goes by whell - car wont start. This is DRM like are.
de99ial: BZZt WRONG!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management
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The term generally doesn't refer to other forms of copy protection which can be circumvented without modifying the file or device, such as serial numbers or keyfiles. It can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
Gundato: Because if wiki says it, it must be true :p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management
Quote:
The term generally doesn't refer to other forms of copy protection which can be circumvented without modifying the file or device, such as serial numbers or keyfiles. It can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices.
Seriously, the term is a catch-all. It tends to be used to refer to things like activation models and the like because people prefer to say they hate all DRM.
Using the blurb you yourself copied: "it can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices". What do serials and disc-checks restrict? :p
Yeah right - first we wrote that some term is not referint to sth and next line say it is? Sorry - this dont work like that. DRM refer to many restrictions but NOT cdkeys and cd veryfication. Definition is clear.
Not only a wiki says what is it
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june01/iannella/06iannella.html
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm