While it may be true that all DRM is pointless in an ideal world there are cases where it actually works. Good counter-examples are Autodesk's products (their

While it may be true that all DRM is pointless in an ideal world there are cases where it actually works. Good counter-examples are Autodesk's products (their DRM/dongles stand up for 6+ months) or the PS3 that took years for people to be able to play pirated games.