DRM Criticism
This cluster focuses on criticisms of Digital Rights Management (DRM), with commenters arguing it inconveniences legitimate users, fails to stop pirates, and harms consumer experience while advocating for DRM-free alternatives.
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Sounds like DRM - pirates do not care, legitimate users are bothered.
DRM isn't good for the end user.
Don't forget DRM that the users don't want.
Because DRM doesn't work in practice.
Can you elaborate what's the problem with DRM?
DRM, you should be sorry for the users
That's not the same as not having DRM
Sadly, the DRM is because they are fighting copyright holders, more likely.
DRM really does ruin everything, eh?
They just need to not develop drm.