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Posted Jul 25, 2013 8:47 UTC (Thu) by coriordan (guest, #7544)
In reply to: Some of us knew this 30 years ago by Cyberax
Parent article: Android 4.3

So, for the sake of the 20th century movie rental business model, everyone's computers should be controlled by a small set of companies?

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Posted Jul 25, 2013 9:16 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (2 responses)

Why "controlled"? Nobody is trying to make unbeatable DRM on general-purpose computers anymore.

Modern DRM designed to make copying more difficult than simply dragging-and-dropping of files. I can beat iTunes or NetFlix DRM easily to get my rentals. But then why would I? They are available on TPB anyway if I feel like pirating.

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Posted Jul 27, 2013 23:35 UTC (Sat) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link] (1 responses)

If those DRM systems are so easy to beat then their business model is already based on an honour system, so there's no reason for any DRM system that excludes free software.

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Posted Jul 28, 2013 9:11 UTC (Sun) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

Certainly. Spotify works just fine on CyanogenMod devices. Removing DRM completely, though, is not worth it for companies. The number of hard-core anti-DRM users is so small, that it's not worth it.