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> because it enables illegal filesharing

Illegal filesharing doesn't need to be enabled, it's already happening regardless.

Incidentally, the argument that people would simply re-share illegally what they bought had been used against getting rid of DRM in audio files for a long time. Today the major music stores provide DRM-free music by default. Yes, these files can be shared, but considering the fact that they were already out there, the impact was minimal.

The only material difference between me using Napster in the nineties and me using iTunes right now is the fact that they're actually allowing me to pay for my music.



I don't disagree, but unfortunately I'm not in a position to influence copyright holders.




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