Reply to post: Unfortunately, no

Sir Tim Berners-Lee refuses to be King Canute, approves DRM as Web standard

Trilkhai

Unfortunately, no

Speaking realistically, people "pay" for their media through spending either money or a chunk of time & effort circumventing DRM. It's enough of a hassle that the vast majority of people are busy & economically comfortable enough that they'll gladly fork over money to avoid it — which means it's doing its job, not at all pointless.

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