UltraViolet: DRM by any other name still stinks
Found on CNet News on Friday, 16 March 2012
Wal-Mart this week ushered in a high-profile outing of Hollywood's UltraViolet scheme for digital streaming of movies and TV. And it's the same old song it ever was: complicated, restrictive DRM with a big side helping of "pay me again."
Those of us who remember FairPlay, Microsoft PlaysForSure, and all the other music DRM battles of the past 14 years or so (yes, it's been 14 years) spotted UltraViolet's true nature right out of the gate. From the consumer perspective, DRM only ever does one thing: drive people crazy.
I encourage everybody to read the complete article at CNet; it's one of the best recent comments on the screwed up business called entertainment industry and its resistance against progress.