Wait wait wait... "most people are opting to obtain content illegally BECAUSE of the ridiculous DRM on digital downloads"
Does the report really assert that it's the DRM which causes people to break the law? I don't see that stated anywhere in the read link...only that 'failing to improve the user experience of DRM might increase illegal download rates.'
I do despise DRM (and the implication that customers are criminals), but it often seems that people just use it as an excuse to justify their behaviour...behaviour which does in fact make them criminals. I would guess that a significant number of those illegal downloaders simply don't want to pay for the content, while another significant number just can't be bothered with the perceived hassle of obtaining media through official channels.
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Wait wait wait...
"most people are opting to obtain content illegally BECAUSE of the ridiculous DRM on digital downloads"
Does the report really assert that it's the DRM which causes people to break the law? I don't see that stated anywhere in the read link...only that 'failing to improve the user experience of DRM might increase illegal download rates.'
I do despise DRM (and the implication that customers are criminals), but it often seems that people just use it as an excuse to justify their behaviour...behaviour which does in fact make them criminals. I would guess that a significant number of those illegal downloaders simply don't want to pay for the content, while another significant number just can't be bothered with the perceived hassle of obtaining media through official channels.