@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.
@XaiaX @wirehead2501 if they're using resources like that, not just a bit pattern, i don't think we're talking about DRM any more
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@chaosprime@wirehead2501 the boundaries can get fuzzy between DRM and controlled access to servers or patches, etc. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 *nod* i'd say that the latter is a lot more worth worrying about, not least b/c controlling it's actually achievable -
@chaosprime@wirehead2501 — the number the library has would have similar control effects. But even that makes more sense with a — -
@XaiaX@chaosprime i didn't mention, i am ALSO only allowed to borrow 5 ebooks at a time, and have to "return" them after 21 days max. -
@wirehead2501@chaosprime do you have to pay to join the library or is it publicly funded?
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@chaosprime@wirehead2501 — but if pirates are hitting update servers or logging into hosted servers that someone else has paid for … gross. -
@XaiaX@wirehead2501 yeah, definitely. there are levels of parasitism in the matter.
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@chaosprime@wirehead2501 like, if some group is passing around their own copies and copies of patches for a game with no hosting? Fine –Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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