DRM

Steve Jobs presents a convincing argument against DRM (found here) that I wholeheartedly agree with. As DRM has been a big topic on Digg for a while now, I have been following the debates and I must say that DRM just seems ridiculous. As Jobs said, 90% of the music industry's songs are being sold DRM free on CDs, so why do they stubbornly refuse to allow songs to be download DRM free. While it is designed to prevent piracy, in my eyes it seems to be encouraging it. Why should I pay to download music that I will not have complete ownership of when I could download it for free and get the benefits of owning it completely. To stop piracy effectively, a system needs to be developed that will encompass ALL forms of music, not just online store-bought versions.