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<blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 4873154" data-attributes="member: 1154"><p>Well, first and foremost, the fact that you should be buying PDFs with no DRM, so they don't even have the capability.</p><p></p><p>As a general rule, DRM is a completely bad thing and you should only accept it if you're getting something to make up for its significant and real drawbacks. For example, I'm okay with Steam's DRM because it's relatively benign (e.g. allows me to install on as many computers as I want), because I have a high opinion of the company behind it (Valve), and because it offers some significant bonuses (e.g. keeping track of my games so I don't have to keep track of discs and/or codes).</p><p></p><p>That said, I understand that in the end Valve has me by the short-and-curlies and could elect to screw me over at any time. There aren't many companies for whom I'd have the good will to accept such an arrangement. Blizzard and Google are the only other two that come to mind.</p><p></p><p>I'm lucky enough to be well-informed in the choice as to whether I will purchase something encumbered with DRM or not, however, and the vast majority of consumers are not. Thus, I'm a strong opponent of all forms of DRM. At the very least, I think any sort of DRM whatsoever should require clear, up-front communication with the purchaser and all encryption keys and such should legally be required to be held in escrow by a third party in the event something happens to the company in question.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Asmor, post: 4873154, member: 1154"] Well, first and foremost, the fact that you should be buying PDFs with no DRM, so they don't even have the capability. As a general rule, DRM is a completely bad thing and you should only accept it if you're getting something to make up for its significant and real drawbacks. For example, I'm okay with Steam's DRM because it's relatively benign (e.g. allows me to install on as many computers as I want), because I have a high opinion of the company behind it (Valve), and because it offers some significant bonuses (e.g. keeping track of my games so I don't have to keep track of discs and/or codes). That said, I understand that in the end Valve has me by the short-and-curlies and could elect to screw me over at any time. There aren't many companies for whom I'd have the good will to accept such an arrangement. Blizzard and Google are the only other two that come to mind. I'm lucky enough to be well-informed in the choice as to whether I will purchase something encumbered with DRM or not, however, and the vast majority of consumers are not. Thus, I'm a strong opponent of all forms of DRM. At the very least, I think any sort of DRM whatsoever should require clear, up-front communication with the purchaser and all encryption keys and such should legally be required to be held in escrow by a third party in the event something happens to the company in question. [/QUOTE]
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