EDNMagazine is running this mildly technical discussion of various DRM schemes, their problems, their pitfalls, and the whole business model surrounding it. Among other things, they note pretty clearly that there’s really no incentive for electronics makers or consumers to cooperate with these schemes, though the content providers want the schemes to be as restrictive as possible, even to the point of eliminating fair use and casual copying (say, to play the same music in your car and in your home).

They come to a pretty clear conclusion:

Of course, you can always try charging a reasonable price and trusting people to be honest. Just think of all the money you’ll save not having to implement DRM.