> The torrent crowd would have you believe it's because they're stupid, but Big Content is anything but stupid. They know that there is no such thing as guaranteed copy protection and that there will always be an analog loophole. The reason they insist on DRM is as a means of control. They just need enough roadblocks in front of casual piracy to prevent devaluation of their content. If they were unwilling to accept any piracy they wouldn't stream to PCs at all.
If this is what they're trying to do, it seems pretty stupid to me? Casual piracy has not been enabled by casual pirates recording off their radio/TV since VCRs died. Casual piracy is enabled by determined attackers and a distribution network that lets them reach casual viewers.
But the DRM they seem to be pursuing is quite a few steps above macrovision's quaint protection, and threatens all kinds of new poisonous side effects. Reality does not seem to reflect this minimal effort theory.
If this is what they're trying to do, it seems pretty stupid to me? Casual piracy has not been enabled by casual pirates recording off their radio/TV since VCRs died. Casual piracy is enabled by determined attackers and a distribution network that lets them reach casual viewers.
But the DRM they seem to be pursuing is quite a few steps above macrovision's quaint protection, and threatens all kinds of new poisonous side effects. Reality does not seem to reflect this minimal effort theory.