Quote: " In some ways, restricting video downloads makes sense. After all, consumers don’t receive free backup copies of Blu-ray disks when the master copy becomes scratched or cracked. "
Excuse me? With a DVD-movie I can go around any friend and watch my film. So I can take it anywhere, without needing all the hassle.
Just the main fact is still, that DRM hurts the customer aswell. I DO BUY GAMES, but I also have cracked games. Example: Crysis, Bioshock Quake 4 and many many more. All legit bought by me. Some games you just can't find in stores (like oldies) So torrenting is the only option.
Second I downloaded Spore via torrent. And I'm not willing to spend 60 US for a game that has DRM.
They need to seek out their lives, and start realizing that DRM isn't a good option. Sure it might be for some customers (