One point that gets made repeatedly in these arguments is something along the lines of "users are demanding DRM-free content" - implying that the whole world is gagging for copyable Doctor Who episodes and back editions of Top Gear.
This just isn't the case. The vast majority of users are quite happy to use the content as it's provided, and have no problems doing that. It's a *tiny* minority of people who are "demanding DRM-free content", and of those, most of them don't have a practical reason for wanting that content without DRM, they just need to feel that they're arguing the moral high ground in any given situation. They're not intent on becoming the next Brian Eno or Chemical Brothers, they just feel the need to argue the position because they've read about it on Slashdot. Come on - how many of you have ever heard your mum exclaiming "Oh, why does my content have to come with DRM???" Cheers, Rich. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
