A friend and college, Adam Engst, vents his frustration on a seemingly simple and perfectly legal task, made agonizing by "Digital Rights Management" TidBITS: iPods Defeating Insomnia.
And it's more than annoyance if you've been following the news. This very week, Sony is in extremely hot water by installing what amounts to a Trojan horse and causing lots of problems.
DRM is simply this: the entertainment industry's attempt to remove well established consumer rights. I won't go out on a limb, yet, and claim that I won't buy anything with DRM, but I do urge you to contact your congressman and representatives and urge them not to support any legislation that removes or reduces your right to legally view, copy, time and place shift any media you purchase.
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