If anyone believes that DRM is there to protect IP then you are dreaming. The use of DRM in most cases is to protect profits.
On the other side intellectual property rights have become abused in the US by poor laws that need fixing or otherwise IBM wouldn't try and patent processes for everything including dealing with natural disasters.
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I've said it before but what is the actual point of them apart from allow the companies to discharge all responsibility for everything, ever?
Hence there's not been one EULA I've taken the slightest bit of notice of, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. They are a waste of time.
The biggest hole in ANY system is the user. Not particularly a Windows 7 user..
There's not been a EULA invented I haven't ignored.
If anyone believes that DRM is there to protect IP then you are dreaming. The use of DRM in most cases is to protect profits. On the other side intellectual property rights have become abused in the US by poor laws that need fixing or otherwise IBM wouldn't try and patent processes for everything including dealing with natural disasters.
mmm.. gotta love discovery channel documentaries