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HangFire · **Re: Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips -** 29-05-2005

Probably yes, the main revenue loss would be small firms using unliscenced software.

The entertainment/software industry has the tendency to bloat their so called "lost revenue" from copyright infringement.

They claim that 1 download = 1 lost sale, which is false. The vast majority of people who do this wouldn't have bought the music/software/whatever anyway.

But then of course being honest doesn't match they're buisness model. So.. they're either lying or just plain stupid.

Personally, I'm against "piracy", and of course it'd be best if it wasn't there, but its a problem that cannot be eliminated. The inane laws and technology that they create will only hurt their customers, people will always find ways to curcumvent the deterrents in place.

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HangFire Best served chilled Status: Offline Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Saskabush, Canuckada	Re: Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips - 29-05-2005 Probably yes, the main revenue loss would be small firms using unliscenced software. The entertainment/software industry has the tendency to bloat their so called "lost revenue" from copyright infringement. They claim that 1 download = 1 lost sale, which is false. The vast majority of people who do this wouldn't have bought the music/software/whatever anyway. But then of course being honest doesn't match they're buisness model. So.. they're either lying or just plain stupid. Personally, I'm against "piracy", and of course it'd be best if it wasn't there, but its a problem that cannot be eliminated. The inane laws and technology that they create will only hurt their customers, people will always find ways to curcumvent the deterrents in place.