The market can't fight DRM

Posted Sep 23, 2006 2:55 UTC (Sat) by coriordan (guest, #7544)
In reply to: Kernel developers' position on GPLv3 by sepreece
Parent article: Kernel developers' position on GPLv3

Fighting DRM in the market is a fallacy.

Purchasing choices are often too lumped together to make a definite statement.

Also, the list of options offered to people is designed as part of a strategy, not a just democracy.

Finally, the software/electronics industry can leverage a third party (such as the music industry) to make their DRM'd devices have a plus side.

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The market can't fight DRM

Posted Sep 23, 2006 18:50 UTC (Sat) by sepreece (guest, #19270) [Link]

The DRM is there because the content owners insist on it. Device manufacturers have no particular desire to restrict their customers. But, if their customers want access to content that is only available under DRM restrictions, the device manufacturers are willing to do the extra work necessary to allow them to sell such devices.

[The game system market, where the manufacturers typically control the content, is a slightly special case.]