was code that limited how media could be used or
transferred. A song you bought on iTunes, for
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authorized to play it. We’ve never gotten rid of
DRM, but it became less of an issue with the rise
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using a VPN to watch shows they shouldn’t be
able to access. That sounds exhausting. Perhaps
companies should focus on making more content
available at reasonable prices instead of playing a
never-ending cat-and-mouse game with VPN
companies.Max [email protected]
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Right now, peo-
ple at Netflix
are working
really hard to
figure out how
to keep people
from using
a VPN.