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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by zucker42 on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @07:33AM (#29713136)
> DRM is a requirement of the insurance providers who insure distributors and pay out if the distributor leads to the content being leaked.

Do you have any evidence of such insurance policies existing? I've never heard of them before. It seems strange considering that most pieces of content are leaked fairly quickly.

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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by kebos on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:48AM (#29714258)
The contracts and indemnity policies drawn up against the contract aren't public things so there is no example I can show.

The leaking of content doesn't matter that much unless it really affects revenues in the scale of the revenues.

It's ironic really. The absolute prevention of leaking content isn't expected. DRM is more like making sure the front door isn't wide open.

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