- From: David Singer <singer@apple.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:57:02 -0700
- To: Alastair Campbell <alastc@gmail.com>
- Cc: Mhyst <mhysterio@gmail.com>, "public-restrictedmedia@w3.org" <public-restrictedmedia@w3.org>
On Oct 8, 2013, at 13:38 , Alastair Campbell <alastc@gmail.com> wrote: > Mhyst wrote: > As for me, I'd prefer to deny the existence of digital copies of what content owners want to "protect". I don't give up freedom just for convenience. > > Personally I agree with you and don't buy DRMed content [1], but if most people agreed with you and refused to buy DRMed content this would be a very different discussion. There was a significant period in which the content owners did not embrace electronic distribution, effectively telling people "if you want an electronic copy, your only choice is a pirated one". They realized that this was not the best message. If you can take a principled stand and resist both piracy and DRM, I applaud you; but for many people, the inconveniences of DRM are outweighed by far by the conveniences. Personally, when rent or buy a movie to watch once, I don't really care if it's locked to the account (which may be closed) the distributor (who may go out of business) or a device I choose (which I may not have at some time in the future). It was a short-term question anyway. David Singer Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.
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