Windows 10: Back to the stone age --what are they doing

I've already said, I don't like, and I don't agree with them doing it, it's a PITA. But blaming it all on Sony, or who ever is bull, IMHO. People have been copying software since it first showed up. In the early days you could buy one copy of Windows, and then install it on several PC's. Or copy or borrow the copy kicking around at work. Office was the same way, so were early games. Now look at how Windows and Office is activated. And we all know why it's activated this way. It's to prevent piracy. Regardless of whether it's been circumvented or not, it's there for a reason, and for most honest people it works. So are you saying that they should stop it altogether because its been cheated? Going back to your "if there was no crime we wouldn't need Police" one could say because people will rob banks or kill people anyway, police or no police. Why have police in the first place?

 

It was the studios decision, not the pirate's. The studios found it suitable to harass law abiding customers with crappy copy protection measures that completely fail to fulfill it's purpose. Some even went so far as installing malware on their customers pcs that tore open huge security holes.

Illegal copies are a business risk of the music/ movie business. If you decide to venture into that business you also decide to live with illegal copies. Like Jimbo said, Hollywood makes enough money out of their (mostly) mediocre movies. Like the recording studios make enough money out of their mainstream records. But unlike the movie industry which is still protecting it's movies the music industry has finally come to the conclusion that copy protection does not help at all because it expensive in license costs but can always be circumvented.

We as customers pay for that nonsense and it's about time we vote with our wallet and refuse to give them our hard earned money as long as they keep harassing us with their stupid copy protection.