My paper will be about Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. It will open with a basic overview of the negatives of DRM and some of the potential positives. The thesis of the paper is that DRM hurts hte consumer and prevents virtually no one from redistributing software or music. There may be statistics that show a dent in illegal downloading or sharing with DRM. The argument is broken down into 3 points:
1. DRM doesn’t really stop anyone from illegally downloading.
2. DRM slows down the program it is installed on, and sometimes even leaves computers vulnerable.
3. Pirates will always find ways to download something for free.
The conclusion of course is that DRM should be removed from all media and never be considered again.
Sources:
http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/6002/drm.html
Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig
Consumer’s Guide To DRM
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