Re: The societal question about DRM simply is
>>Essentially any form of DRM software is malware. It needs to prevent you from doing things you'd like to do
Not correct. It needs to stop other people from doing things they'd like to do. If I am fine with the restrictions, such as just watching the streaming video in my browser as I have paid to do, rather than saving or sharing it as I have agreed not to do, it does not prevent me from doing things I'd like to do and is not malware.
Well-implemented, DRM is only malware to the pirates and yes, DRM can be well-implemented.
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