Digital Rights Management (DRM) can be a great thing. Wanton piracy of games greatly harmed the market for PC games, and services like Steam have led to a resurgence of the PC games market. Preventing piracy is obviously a good thing for developers, but it benefits gamers as well. Piracy raises costs and restricts consumer choice. All gamers pay for the selfishness of a few.
The problem with Digital Rights Management
The problem with Digital Rights Management
The problem with Digital Rights Management
Digital Rights Management (DRM) can be a great thing. Wanton piracy of games greatly harmed the market for PC games, and services like Steam have led to a resurgence of the PC games market. Preventing piracy is obviously a good thing for developers, but it benefits gamers as well. Piracy raises costs and restricts consumer choice. All gamers pay for the selfishness of a few.