DRM - in a nutshell
For years now I’ve been trying to define DRM and how commercial companies use it to lock consumers into a buying cycle. Finally I’ve found a definition that’s just perfect.
The definition comes from security guru Bruce Schneier:
In my last column, I talked about the security-versus-privacy debate, and how it’s actually a debate about liberty versus control. Here we see the same dynamic, but in a commercial setting. By confusing control and security, companies are able to force control measures that work against our interests by convincing us they are doing it for our own safety.
Wow! I’ve been trying for years to come up with such a succinct definition for DRM and never managed it (and for that reason I’m glad that it was a much smarter person that I who came up with it!), but this is perfect. The key word here is control.
