Webcomic: The piracy paradox

in Geekend , in Security on October 15, 2008, 10:00 PM PST

Is DRM about protecting creator rights, or forcing you to buy the same media over and over again each time a new format is released? This comic lays out the issue.

The piracy paradox

Is Digital Rights Management about protecting creator rights, or forcing you to buy the same media over and over again each time a new format is released? xkcd lays out the issue.

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