What’s the value of a bit? It seems that going after folks who have traded songs or movies online is a huge expenditure of effort and money. Is DRM-protected content the way to go? If you don’t agree, propose another method for the distribution of digital multimedia so that content creators can still be compensated.
A bit can be implemented in many different forms. Targeting those who trade music & movies is a large task to take on because it is so frequent and very easy for people to do. However, there is ambiguity on our freedom of use when it comes to music/movies that we have gathered legally. The DRM-protected content can make it difficult for those consumers to re-use the multimedia that they own.
However, I think it may be the only solution right now to protect artists from losing money due to illegal copying & distribution. The makers of these movies & music deserve protection for their art. So, although it does threaten the freedom of use we have with media we own, I think the industry & the citizens need to meet at a common ground which may just be DRM-protected content.
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Your opinion here is interesting... DRM seems tidy, but it also causes inconveniences. Apple, Amazon, and other online retailers now have now been blessed to sell DRM-free music. What some are finding is that people are willing to pay - but not perhaps as much as we had been paying for CDs. This will come to light again in this week's chapter on "Free."
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