> The early 2000s is right on the steep upslope of DVD sales, famously encumbered by DRM. DVDs had weak DRM that was cracked in 1999. It was perhaps less of a

> The early 2000s is right on the steep upslope of DVD sales, famously encumbered by DRM. DVDs had weak DRM that was cracked in 1999. It was perhaps less of an encumbrance than the hassle and degredation of analog VHS tape, plus Macrovision. >it's also the time of iTunes's initial growth, which also had DRM in those days. iTMS DRM stood out as less restrictive than all other downloadable options up to that point. Apple's refusal to license their DRM and the popularity of iPods forced the music industry to offer DRM-free downloads. Many CDs had various attempts at DRM at that time as well.