"I WANT to have ABSOLUTE control over ALL of my content/data and I don't give a dang if you like that or not."
...that leads DRM creators to severely tresspass over consumers' rights of fair use. Digital Restrictions Management(or C.R.A.P.) has a few major drawbacks:
1. Limiting or outright denial of fair use. Music is music, movies are movies, yet with DRM you have music that is splintered;you may have the latest U2 album from iTunes Music Store, but that Linkin Park album you want is Rhapsody-only, for example. You can't take that Linkin Park album and play it under RealPlayer, according to both DRM systems. It's reasonable and fair to want to do this, but thanks to DRM we have little walled gardens that give little or no consideration to fair uses.
2. Security risks. I don't need to tell you about the Sony XCP/MediaMax scandal, nor the iTunes MiniStore kerfluffle, we all know what happened there. But it demonstrates a disturbing possible trend emerging: DRM systems employing malware tactics, and deceiving users about it.
3. Loss of control. Notice how DRM vendors can further restrict your rights at any given time, without advance knowledge? That's the "self technological help" that's stated in many DRM EULAs.
Oh, and as your question about who's holding a gun to David's head: As a clue, look at your quote closely. If you're a DRM creator with that kind of attitude(there's a lot out there), you could be the one holding that gun saying: "I don't care how important my content is to you; if you don't accept this DRM, you don't get access, period".
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