> there's little we can do about it Absolute nonsense. We can lobby to have DRM-encumbered media state it explicitly on software packaging, not unlike the pois

> there's little we can do about it Absolute nonsense. We can lobby to have DRM-encumbered media state it explicitly on software packaging, not unlike the poison warnings on cigarette packaging. It's a horrible concept that deserves little else than derision and ridicule. I'm in favor of a sliding scale of awfulness in DRM -- from simple watermarks, passive interference with gameplay, to always-on spyware. Innocent users get caught up in the DRM shitfest and their experience with the software is severely degraded where it can get so bad that people cannot even use the software/media that they paid for. I'm not even going to get into the silliness of not owning the software/media that you pay for (eg: buying an ebook where you don't actually own your copy, but instead you're licensing its usage).