Study: DRM makes pirates of us all | Inside CNET Labs Podcast - CNET Blogs

Study: DRM makes pirates of us all | Inside CNET Labs Podcast - CNET Blogs: "In the report she notes that when people who are legally attempting to access DRM content (like film lecturers putting together clips from movies for educational purposes) and they hit a DRM restriction, they are driven to instead download DRM-free, illegal copies of the content to get the job done.
Not the most surprising news, and it's another win for those who believe the way DRM is currently implemented hurts more than helps. Now we have a study that says because of DRM restrictions, people are driven to download illegally. I think that's the definition of backfire."