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    DDi and Lack of PDFs

    Except that the law does explicitly allow making backup copies of programs, and guess what, a DVD with menus is a program. In addition, making a backup copy of your purchased product is widely recognized by lawyers to be fair use. Don't be so quick to hand over your rights to companies. Yes...
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    DDi and Lack of PDFs

    As an example, just off the top of my head, I bought a DRMed PDF copy of Spock's World, a Star Trek novel by Diane Duane. It used some particular form of DRM that was, at the time, integrated into Adobe Acrobat. It wouldn't work with non-Adobe readers (I use a Mac, and the Mac OS "Preview" app...
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    DDi and Lack of PDFs

    Here's the thing: It only ever has to be pirated once. After that, all subsequent copies of the pirated copy have a marginal cost of 0, since bits are easily copied. This is the thing that DRM purveyors and proponents refuse to face; if just one person is smart enough and willing to break your...
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