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A Tuesday report has the majority of the big movie studios and distributors supporting a plan put forth by Sony Pictures that would decrease the restrictions Digital Rights Management (DRM) imposes on users' ability to enjoy their purchased videos and movies. Last year, Sony Pictures proposed a set of policies and software and service framework it called Open Market that would allow larger flexibility of DRM content and let customers enjoy content on various devices they must first register.
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The initiative is expected to put a hold or slow down the sales of non-DRM movies...
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The initiative is expected to put a hold or slow down the sales of non-DRM movies...
The real intentions of Sony in bold, the "friendlier DRM" scheme is just the cover. Letting studios dictate which devices you are "allowed" to use your purchased content on opens up a whole new can of worms, because while they can give you permission, they can easily take it away in the future if they wish.
And the thing is that none of this will even stop piracy, because if you can play it, you can copy it (even if using plain old analogue methods if necessary).