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Explaining DRM to a Less-Experienced PC User?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fun-with-analogies dept.

An anonymous reader asks: "I have a question for Slashdot users eager for a challenge. How would one explain – at a casual level – the concept of, and problems with, DRM to someone who is competent using a computer, but with little technical knowledge?"

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  1. Re:there's hardly a casual explanation by chris_eineke · · Score: 4, Informative

    This talk by Cory Doctorow is a good start.

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  2. YouTube to the Rescue! by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Informative

    Try this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1H7omJW4TI

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