>... will only help young startups build platforms that are "content provider friendly". This will promote competition... That is anathema to their business mo

>... will only help young startups build platforms that are "content provider friendly". This will promote competition... That is anathema to their business model dynamic; licenses are stringently kept to stretch exclusivity. Platforms!? (plural?), the DRM tech debate is about monopolizing/standardizing THE platform. >I'm no fan of DRM but I see the value it serves. Just like advertising. You must have never had a VCR... smh... With this DRM, and Sisyphean-esque copyright term-limit laws... I'm wary of how much influence the content industry will have on tech.