Still clueless
I recently read how Adobe is pushing it's digital book format as the new standard for digital publishing "to allow copyright holders to manage access rights blah blah blah." I'd give you a link to the article, but the "blah blah blah" ought to tell you how much of an impact it had on me. I don't remember where I saw it.
Have you ever heard the phrase "Stop throwing effort after foolishness?" Apparently corporate American doesn't have anything better to do with their money. I don't know how to make this any more simple for corporate wonks who are supposedly well educated. There are two reasons DRM is a losing battle.
- It. Does. Not. Work. No matter how complex the scheme, how new and fancy the technology a crack is going to be posted to the net within a few months. That's just reality. Like it or not.
- The only thing manufacturers succeed in doing is pissing off legitimate customers.
I get that people want and need to protect their revenue stream. However, until you can find a way to make the process invisible to your customers, it is doomed to fail.