DRM, DMCA and OST (Other Scary Things)

Courtesy Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community  Thu, 12/24/2009 - 11:36

It's obvious to most Linux users that Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a really bad idea. It's not just because DRM-encoded media usually won't play with our operating system, but rather because we understand the value of openness.

The really sad part is that DRM, at least on some level, is attempting to do a good thing.

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