@wirehead2501 – how much should that author charge for that book?
People will listen to a song dozens or hundreds of times. Books? Ehh …
@XaiaX @wirehead2501 the reasons that are actually asserted. creator compensation, profit, that sort of thing.
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@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*. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 yeah, i saw. pretty amazing. i'm not sure what it demonstrates other than the basic futility of DRM. -
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 that if we tolerate a culture where piracy is casually disregarded we end up with melamine in our milk. - 2 more replies
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