Charting the Pitfalls of DRM

Mac Slocum
April 28, 2008 | | Comments (0) | Listen Speech Icon

In the wake of MSN Music's authorization decision, Steve O'Hear from last100 looks at five DRM-based businesses that left customers high and dry. From the article:

Any digital store that sells or loans you content in a copy-protected format makes you a hostage to that store or format's commercial success.

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