Re:How Uber Is Changing Drug Dealing
by stcredzero on Friday May 27, 2016 @01:54PM
(#11787696)
No, you don't get it. DRM is fundamentally flawed from a technical perspective. DRM can never work without coercing people into compliance by means of force, threats and punishment.
No, you don't get it. DRM is economically flawed because of asymmetries in power/aggregate power controlled by individuals vs. centralized organizations. DRM on behalf of individuals can work by coercing corporations into compliance by means of regulations, threats, and punishment.
The exact things that make DRM bad when used by corporations make it potentially very good when used by individuals against corporations. It is basically the same privacy vs. openness arrow between individuals vs. corporations. It's a public good for individuals to have privacy and corporations to be open and transparent. It's horrible the other way around. Likewise, it's a public good for individuals to have DRM to protect their data against corporations. It's horrible the other way around.
No, you don't get it. DRM is economically flawed because of asymmetries in power/aggregate power controlled by individuals vs. centralized organizations. DRM on behalf of individuals can work by coercing corporations into compliance by means of regulations, threats, and punishment.
The exact things that make DRM bad when used by corporations make it potentially very good when used by individuals against corporations. It is basically the same privacy vs. openness arrow between individuals vs. corporations. It's a public good for individuals to have privacy and corporations to be open and transparent. It's horrible the other way around. Likewise, it's a public good for individuals to have DRM to protect their data against corporations. It's horrible the other way around.