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Originally posted by KamisoriX@Oct 4 2006, 03:38 PM
A CP that meant to work correctly doesn't mean it does. Getting rid of it would nullify that problem. look at id. They are well
known and after 2-3 patches they even release a No CD patch themself. As Carmack said on D3 press con the people who
downloaded the game probably never had the intension of buying it. So it's not a subject to concern about...but rather what
can you do to satisfi those who did buy the game. That's why id was against any radical CP for their games and still shooting
out free contents for their products.
It's about that we, the people, should be able to decide ourself what is trustworthy and what not instead of some corp munks.
As the vid stated: Trust based on mutuality. if they don#t trust you, why should you trust them 
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Yes, if CP was not on a product, it could not work incorrectly. But what does that have to do with those who bypass it vs. those who do not. Nothing. People who bypass take greater risks and can suffer greater damage. Your statement was about the illegal user not suffering and the legal user suffering. With a product with no CP, it is a moot point.
As for people who would never buy it anyways, if piracy was not possible, would those people stop being gamers because they actually had to pay for it or not play games.
Now if you want to talk about this, why not go back to the old thread about SF and re-mention these points there where they have already been discussed.
Or why not actually talk about something different so that more people get interested in joining the conversation as they see it is a new topic rather than a dead horse. If you want to talk about SF and CP, you know I will happily meet you in that thread. But you are doing a disservice to anti_DRM day by not discussing that. ;)
As for DRM: I knew you would say "choice". Choice has not been taken from you. Choose to buy products that do not contain this chip. Personally, unless some indication of harm is actually proven with these chips, I could care less. Like I said before, go for the stuff that is voluntarily given away for free. Choice is still yours to embrace. The number of restrictions you place on yourself regarding choice is wholly determined by you. That video atempts to imply that choice is taken away from you. It is not. The power of choice sits comfortably in your wallet (or purse). I won't deny that the video lays down a well thought out premise in a very compelling way. But the premise itself is false. There is no damage to your freedom of choice.