More and more adult entertainment companies are offering DRM free videos. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and other opponents, also consider DRM systems to be anti-competitive practices. Their position is essentially that copyright holders are attempting to restrict use of copyrighted material in ways not covered by existing laws. Some opponents, such as the Free Software Foundation, maintain that the use of the word 'rights' is misleading and suggest that people instead use the term Digital Restrictions Management. Advocates argue it is necessary for copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work to ensure continued revenue streams.
The use of digital rights management is controversial. Digital rights management (DRM) is a term that refers to access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers, publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices.ĭRM often disables that downloaded videos can be viewed after your membership has ended (even when the videos are stored at your harddisk).
