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WhatIsDukkhatoday at 12:46 AM1 replyview on HN

Yes... they do matter, perhaps using care in your understanding before attempting to nitpick?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management#Wate...


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fc417fc802today at 2:57 AM

Perhaps bother to read what you linked before being snarky?

> They are not complete DRM mechanisms in their own right, but are used as part of a system for copyright enforcement ...

Because watermarks in and of themselves are not, in fact, DRM. Even if I agree that their mass adoption by BigTech is a really bad sign for personal privacy and (eventually) freedom.

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