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Originally Posted by AlienQ
WarChild - Honestly I would have to know more facts.
I been an advocate for DRM cuz it seems to make people money and it seems to make them money for the right reasons. However I totally see the point in p2P being an awesme medium to gain a buz and close sales without protected cntent.
In all honesty I just do not know.
What I do know is that people will pay to see what they want. How long they stick around after seeing it is the question that just might signify a fault in DRM.
BVF has pointed this out a couple times as well and he is a sharp cookie.
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To be totally honest, I don't know either. I don't have any hard numbers, it's just my thoughts on the matter. If I were to join a paysite, and I couldn't save the content, I wouldn't continue my membership.
I think there may be more value in DRM for highly niched/specialized content which seems to follow a slightly different business model.
I know Lensman knows his stuff, his program is my top sponsor month after month. I'm sure he wouldn't make a snap decission (ripping out DRM) without looking at hard numbers that he would have access to. I think it's reasonably safe to infer that the program is more profitable without DRM.
I'd be interested to hear if any sponsors have gone from not having DRM to having DRM and stuck with it. I can't think of any off the top of my head.