Even so, it would be a vast improvement to transfer the situation to contract law. Contracts apply only to those who agree to them, so researchers could not be sued merely for doing security research on DRM systems.
And I would much rather be sued for breach of contract than copyright infringement.
Depends on what you require. If you can get by without major software and services, moving to an all-open-source platform is your best bet. Windows -> Linux, Office -> LibreOffice, etc.
Re: Microsoft uses DRM sucessfully hundreds of millions of times.
I'm not sure what you mean.
If you mean people submit to Windows authorization or DRM on Xbox games: of course people will accept DRM if it's better than the alternative - for a business, being sued over Office licenses - or if there is no feasible alternative - as with Xbox 360/One games - or if it doesn't restrict what people actually want to do - again, as with Xbox games.
If you mean that Microsoft has used DRM without compromising security... that's just flat out wrong. See the comment above from 12:10pm.
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And I would much rather be sued for breach of contract than copyright infringement.
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Re: Absolutely IS! "I made it, therefore I own it", and ALL rights to dispose of it.
Ah, yes, the view Stephen Kinsella calls "libertarian creationism."
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Re: Microsoft uses DRM sucessfully hundreds of millions of times.
If you mean people submit to Windows authorization or DRM on Xbox games: of course people will accept DRM if it's better than the alternative - for a business, being sued over Office licenses - or if there is no feasible alternative - as with Xbox 360/One games - or if it doesn't restrict what people actually want to do - again, as with Xbox games.
If you mean that Microsoft has used DRM without compromising security... that's just flat out wrong. See the comment above from 12:10pm.
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