Copyright is supposed to be public protection in exchange for works entering the public domain. Copyright is an automatic right (though I understand you still

Copyright is supposed to be public protection in exchange for works entering the public domain. Copyright is an automatic right (though I understand you still have registration in USA which increases damages available) but should not be applied to DRM works that haven't had DRM-free copies lodged with a government or authority (eg WIPO). DRM encumbered works cannot ever enter the public domain and so cannot fulfill the requirements for copyright. This is of course my own personal opinion, unrelated to my employment.