The DMCA is really bad. Also RIAA lobbyists claim that they lose millions on piracy. However, microsoft recently claimed that every time their software is pirated they make money. So the figures are wrong. If you download a cd's worth of music. The record company (not even the RIAA) does not lose any money, because they didn't pay to make it. They don't lose the price of the cd. Also, the formula used to calculate funds lost from piracy is (wished profit)-(actual profit)=piracy that is crap.
Even if it is the law, the RIAA and MPAA need to suffer. I say make DRM illegal!!!
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The DMCA is really bad. Also RIAA lobbyists claim that they lose millions on piracy. However, microsoft recently claimed that every time their software is pirated they make money. So the figures are wrong. If you download a cd's worth of music. The record company (not even the RIAA) does not lose any money, because they didn't pay to make it. They don't lose the price of the cd. Also, the formula used to calculate funds lost from piracy is (wished profit)-(actual profit)=piracy that is crap. Even if it is the law, the RIAA and MPAA need to suffer. I say make DRM illegal!!!