In a similar vain The Register states: "Once upon a time, Apple laced its iTunes-purchased offerings with similar DRM restrictions that evoked major headaches

In a similar vain The Register states: "Once upon a time, Apple laced its iTunes-purchased offerings with similar DRM restrictions that evoked major headaches when trying to do something as simple as transferring songs to a new PC." …as if Apple came up with the the idea to begin with. I think most people reading know the parties that insisted on having DRM in the iTunes Music Store, but it is still misleading, lazy reporting. As someone who has worked in media, I can state with authority that the majority of engineers know DRM is merely a futile speed bump. Sometimes a speed bump is just fine with the lawyers. They'll take it.