Former Apple Computer executive Mike Evangelist has blogged his thoughts about Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology.  His thoughts are a close match for my own.  To wit:

• "I've been a big buyer of prerecorded 'media' for over 35 years. I have two or three hundred vinyl LPs, several dozen 45's, a hundred or so audio cassettes, and roughly 60 prerecorded reel-to-reel tapes. They are jammed in my closet with a couple hundred VHS tapes, 450 CDs, and 500-odd DVDs.  I have to believe the record companies and movie studios would consider me a good customer."
• "But with every day that passes it becomes more and more obvious that the greedy bastards who run these media companies prefer to treat me (and all their customers) like criminals...Well I've had enough."
• "From this day forward I will never spend another dime on content that I can't use the way I please.  If I can't copy it to my hard drive and play it using the devices I want, when and where I want, I won't be buying it. Period."