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Is DRM Intrinsically Distasteful?

Posted by Zonk on from the tastes-like-chicken dept.

jelton writes "If digital media was available for sale at a reasonable price, but subject to a DRM scheme that allowed full legitimate usage (format shifting, time shifting, playback on different devices, etc.) and only blocked illicit usage (illegal copying), would you support the usage of such a DRM scheme? Especially if it meant a wealth of readily available compatible devices? In other words, if you object to DRM schemes, is your objection based on principled or practical concerns?"

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  1. you don't understand by Kohath · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You don't understand the motivation.

    The groupthink is:
    - Hate corporations
    - Hate DRM
    - Download all your media for free on the internet. A reasonable price is $0.

    So the answer is yes. All DRM is bad unless RMS writes it and it allows us to get all our entertainment media for free on the internet. If people from corporations are maimed or killed by this DRM somehow, then Slashdot might be OK with it. As long as it runs on Linux and there's source code available.