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with every kind of protecting you are up against 2 sets of people...
1) the average dumb user
2) the techie user
With streaming and other forms of content protection you will mostly be able to keep the average dumb user from copying your content if you use either DRM (shitty) or streaming .. The reason being that they simply dont have the skill set to rip you content and share it with everyone....
The techie user is another kind of beast as they have the knowhow and skills to copy your stuff and share it if they want to.. These users are the guys that will use any ripping tool to make it happen or a stripper to get by the DRM etc... nothing much on the market right now is safe from these guys..
Now the problem is that even if you are willing to ignore the techie users and simply accept that they will be able to rip your content and share it with everyone the options you have to keep it safe from the average dumb user just isnt good enough to make it usable for all of them..
As already mentioned with streaming you lose the users on shitty connections - with DRM you lose mac users and the users with window instalations where it just simply doesnt work... so currently its a lose lose situration as you will either end up with your content up for grabs on tubes, shitshare and other places or you will end up limiting your user base based on the protection option you go for..
I personally feel that streaming is the lesser of the 2 evils and will help your content be safe but as i already said it does come at a cost but one that is easier to deal with allround than DRM ever was...
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