On 07-Nov-13 13:42, Michal Jerz wrote:
So it's like with door locks. Despite none of them being 100% proof to unauthorized opening, somehow people continue to use them in their doors rather than just having doors without any locks only because they're not 100% secure. They at least REDUCE abuse.
Without serious research, I will contest that as wishful thinking. Some people will argue that the monetary outcome of piracy is actually POSITIVE, because the benefit of the larger userbase outweighs the (questionable-sized) drop in "legal" sales (would all those who would take a free beer maybe rather NOT have a beer than PAY for it?). The effect of torrents on Netflix and the TV/movie industry holds a LOT of learnings in this area.
Personally, I think copy-protection schemes have nothing to do with piracy or those who pirate. They are actually born out of the need to be able to project a message to developers that their work is somehow safe(r) and (more) protected - playing on the positive sense of control (even if it actually is detrimental to the business-perspective).
If existing stores are anything to go by, the *ease* of how easily one can legally get to your content (at the micro-pricing levels) will, in effect, dwarf the impact of any DRM scheme.
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