Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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Governments and copyright holders, please choose no more than ONE of the following two options:
DRM -or- fees/taxes to compensate for supposed piracy.
DRM only hurts those that "play fair," as DRM reduces the functionality of media/devices that consumers pay for.
These fees/taxes hurt everybody...but are especially painful, again, to those who play fair: why should I pay taxes/royalties to hollywood if I put together a BD-R full of home movies?
If DRM is doing its job, then there is no reason for the fees/taxes as piracy *should* be impossible or prohibitively expensive. If DRM isn't doing it's job, then quit putting it on every damn thing you can think of.
Of course, as a consumer, I would prefer that Governments/Copyright holders choose neither option and just catch the mass-producing pirates out there instead of punishing everybody.
For them to choose just one option is anti-consumer and mean.
But choosing both options??!! Like loading up BD's with DRM and simultaneously charging fees on BD-R media and recorders? That's like stealing my breakfast and making me vomit up last night's dinner too. Thanks for nothing, jerks! I'll take my business elsewhere!