[Engadget] Ditching DRM could reduce piracy, prices, inconvenience

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This may run counter to what your common sense tells you but, a new paper out of Duke and Rice University says that ditching DRM could actually reduce piracy.[…]

In fact, the researchers say, « only the legal users pay the price and suffer from the restrictions [of DRM]. » Many consumers simply choose to pirate music and movies because doing simple things, like backing up a media collection, is difficult with DRMed content.[…]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/09/ditching-drm-could-reduce-piracy-prices-inconvenience/