@wirehead2501 then it wouldn’t be checking it out, would it? It would just be “everyone gets it free and authors sell 12 copies”.
@wirehead2501 @XaiaX it wouldn't shock me to find that this is what drives literally all obnoxious DRM.
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@chaosprime@wirehead2501 what else would it be? -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 the reasons that are actually asserted. creator compensation, profit, that sort of thing. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 the idea that DRM makes anybody any money is a joke. but you have to look like you're doing something or get sued. -
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 true. I wouldn’t say it’s 0% effective, but then I think about China and its culture of piracy. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 at a guess i'd say it averages out at -2% effective. every time DRM prevents legit playback, a pirate gets his wings. -
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 yeah, but China. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 if DRM were 100% effective, what percentage of pirated media purchased in China do you think would convert to legit? -
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 more than 0%? But they bootleg literally everything over there. There’s a fake Apple *STORE*. - 4 more replies
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