Starting a couple of weeks ago, some guy released a program called FairUse4WM, that cracked the Windows Media DRM. Then, QTFairUse6 was released, which cracked the iTunes DRM.
Although Microsoft and Apple attempted to patch these programs, the respective authors came out with new versions that worked again.
If you don't know what DRM stands for, it's called "Digital Rights Management", which attempts to stop copying of music, even for fair use.
This brings us to the subject of this thread: Is digital rights management good or bad? And Why? Is it even needed?
Although Microsoft and Apple attempted to patch these programs, the respective authors came out with new versions that worked again.
If you don't know what DRM stands for, it's called "Digital Rights Management", which attempts to stop copying of music, even for fair use.
This brings us to the subject of this thread: Is digital rights management good or bad? And Why? Is it even needed?
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