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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by dreamfactory2 on Thursday May 15, 2014 @06:35PM (#7752644)
The important thing about IP rights is that they eventually expire. The whole deal is that you can get a limited monopoly only if you release to the public.
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Re:The purpose of DRM is not to prevent copyright violations... by mark-r on Thursday May 15, 2014 @10:17PM (#7753394)
Not if Disney has anything to say about it. Mickey Mouse shall never go out of copyright, as long as politicians are able to change the laws.
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