Comment Number:	539814-00515
Received:	1/11/2009 6:54:29 PM
Organization:
Commenter:	Paul Silva
State:	CA
Agency:	Federal Trade Commission
Rule:	FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies - Event Takes Place Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Seattle
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Comments:

DRM's biggest failing is simply that it punishes the legitimate customer the most; being stuck with limited installs, or worse, losing access to a product when you upgrade to a new machine is completely ridiculous when you have already paid for said product. I believe that DRM actually encourages piracy due to it's annoying and invasive components. I avoid DRM products as much as possible due to this. I do not want to support any companies that utilize this failing band-aid approach to piracy...people will always find a way around DRM. I'd like to see standardized limitations on what information DRM can access and also requirements to make it's presence/location known when installing a product that contains it, there shouldn't be any hidden surprises when installing something on a computer. Please support my rights as a consumer. Respectfully, -Paul