DRM question

[Cyber 14]

Hi all,

Just a quick question. How worried should I be about DRM software as it relates to system stability, crashes, BSODs ect.? Do they (SafeDisc, SecuROM, ect.) cause or contribute to an increase in these or other issues? Most of the information I can see is divided between those who don't care and those who are furious with them due to fair use issues, which I'm not discussing here, and due to the principle of installing these drivers on their machine (which one cannot avoid if one is a PC gamer), with the rare user who has had some problem (although, to point out, no one can know what else he may have had running that contributed as well (alchohol120, daemon Tools, ect.)

Should I be worried about having these programs on my PC?

Before anyone mentions it, I know about the hole in SafeDisc's security that was patched back in '07. No offense, just trying to direct the question.

Thank you for yor help.

Peace out and God bless.

[Diligence109]

I wouldn't worry about DRM - the couple legit cases that it actually causes problems for someone's machine are so far and few between it'd be like being struck by lightning... you just don't plan for it every time you step outside. Linux (the admin of our forum, not the OS) would know better than me but that's my two cents.

The only other reason to fight against DRM is piracy, as I'm sure you are aware. You seem to know even more than I about all the various popular apps that rip through DRM etc etc but basically I wouldn't worry about it.

[Cyber 14]

So you're saying that the problems listed at ReclaimYourGame dot com are these once-in-a-million-years cases? (Came across the site just now, can't post links yet though) I know I, personally, have never had any of these problems, and I've been playing PC games with SecuROM and others since the days of the original Rainbow Six. I'd maybe have a crash every six months if I was unlucky, and sa far as I could tell it could have been for completely unrelated reasons. I would never have guessed that these problems existed unless I'd read about them.

StarForce, on the other hand...


Thanks for you help.

Peace out and God bless.