I work on security software that is embedded in many devices, which allows for DRM use-cases. First off, there is no good reason (well, other than typical busi

I work on security software that is embedded in many devices, which allows for DRM use-cases. First off, there is no good reason (well, other than typical business reasons) of keeping the stuff closed source. The only thing really needing secrecy are the various secret keys (generated on device), basically. The argument that we accept from management is essentially that it is a competitive advantage to stay closed source, for now. I've not heard very good arguments against DRM that aren't anchored to the ownership problem Doctorow is often quoted on, i.e. OEMs/vendors are the owners and not the end consumer. In a world of more distributed ownership (that I think is still possible; would love to see a class action against some OEMs), you could have a more distributed DRM, which would be very interesting. I would love to hear pros/cons about DRM that are not just arguments about ownership.