Steve Jobs Would Eliminate DRM... > Jobs has some big ones.

Jobs has some big ones.

There is no standard for DRM. However, the entertainment industries will not allow media be sold via the Internet without it. So a company who wants to get in on making money out of the digital media distribution must develop a DRM scheme. But because there is no standard for DRM, it is not possible for there to be a level playing field amongst all digital media distributors and devices.

You cannot blame Apple for this. Apple, under threat of legal action, developed a DRM scheme and a player to work with it. What else do you want from them?

Don't like DRM and the way in which it limits you? Don't like how DRM screw up fair use? BLAME THE INDUSTRY THAT IS RAMMING DRM DOWN OUR THROATS.
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No eat apple, eat cookie. Apple spoil dinner.

Chicken and egg situation. If distributors did not rush to make money on creating channels supporting DRM we probably would not even know what DRM is. RIAA would offer another scheme (without DRM) to make its money.
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Keep it simple, it'll become complex by itself...