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Re:YouTube Ditches Flash, and It Hardly Matters by rakoo on Saturday February 07, 2015 @10:00AM (#9014134)
Wrong. DRM is a tool of the distributor against the user (remember: when you have a DVD, you don't own the content; you only have a license to view its content under certain rules. DRMs make sure you follow these rules).

The lock is a tool of the user against third-parties.

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Re:YouTube Ditches Flash, and It Hardly Matters by zanny on Saturday February 07, 2015 @12:06PM (#9014545)
The analogous door lock on your computer is your firewall or USB autostart permissions or an encrypted hard drive.
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