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		ihsw on July 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cancel Netflix if you value freedom DRM was never about piracy, it was about controlling who can distribute what.

Silhouette on July 12, 2013 [–]

The law already said who could distribute what in terms of copyrighted works, and anyone violating that law was already a pirate. DRM is a technical means to (try to) enforce rights the law already gives. Your position is self-contradictory.

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