{"id":153,"date":"2006-03-14T18:54:53","date_gmt":"2006-03-14T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dionaea.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/14\/drm-the-root-of-all-evil\/"},"modified":"2006-03-14T18:54:53","modified_gmt":"2006-03-14T16:54:53","slug":"drm-the-root-of-all-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dionaea.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/14\/drm-the-root-of-all-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"DRM: The root of all evil?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src='https:\/\/dionaea.com\/blog\/images\/starforce_logo.gif' alt='Starforce logo' class=\"postimage\" \/>DRM is needed. DRM is the only way to prevent everyone from making pirate copies of software. DRM is the only way to keep companies profitable. Not using DRM must be punished. Right?<\/p>\n<p>At least, that seems to be what Starforce think, a company that makes DRM themselves, because as Stardock Systems released their game <a href=\"http:\/\/galciv2.com\/\">Galactic Civilizations II<\/a> without DRM, Starforce responds by <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/news.ars\/post\/20060313-6365.html\">telling people on their own forum where you can get a pirate copy of the game<\/a>.This doesn&#8217;t sound particulary nice, does it? Rather on the opposite end of the scale&#8230; Of course, they must feel the need to do this: If Stardock Systems show that DRM is not needed, what would become of Starforce?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DRM is needed. DRM is the only way to prevent everyone from making pirate copies of software. DRM is the only way to keep companies profitable. Not using DRM must be punished. Right? 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