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Article #82675Re: Amazon.com users hate "Spore" DRM
From: David Alex Lamb
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:27
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:27
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Magnate wrote: > I've resisted the temptation to join this thread so far, but I just have to > say that that's the best explanation for why DRM is a bad thing that I've > ever seen. I guess it's an application of the basic idea that an officer should never issue an order he knows won't be obeyed, and a legislature should be wary about passing laws they know are going to be largely ignored.
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