[throwaway613834]

> Cryptogtaphically speaking,

Honestly, this might be why people aren't on the same wavelength. They're not cryptographically speaking.

[snarfy]

Cryptography allows Alice to share a secret with Bob without Carol listening in.

In DRM, Alice and Carol are the same person.

[throwaway613834]

I'm not sure if that's correct or not, but either way, that's in complete agreement with what I just said: they are not speaking in terms of cryptography.