A group of Microsoft researches wrote a paper arguing that Digital Rights Management (DRM) is ultimately futile and that P2P networks (or the "darknet" in their terminology) will ultimately outcompete any system that restricts the consumer's ability to use media [The Register].

There is evidence that the darknet will continue to exist and provide low cost, high-quality service to a large group of consumers." That makes it a competitor to "legal commerce," and "increased security (e.g. stronger DRM systems) may act as a disincentive to legal commerce.

As I've said repeatedly, just look at the software industry for the model. The software industry has tried over and over again to protect their products from being used illegally. However, the hacker community has countered every measure that the industry has taken. Protecting media is much harder than protecting software. So, I concur with the results of these Microsoft researchers; protecting media from being freely copied is a futile effort.
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