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The big problem with most DRM schemes I've seen is their draconian implementation. Tying the content to a specific piece of machinery is a bad idea. Tying the content to only one piece of software is a bad idea. (Gemstar?)
After all, the machine didn't buy the content, and neither did the software. A human being bought the content.
Scott McNealy once talked about the undisclosed cost of a system purchase: the cost of getting out. I can get my iTunes purchases out of the iTunes/iPod ecosystem simply by burning a CD of my purchase. Palm's eReader has the best DRM system in terms of tying to the person and not hardware, but I do not yet know of a good exit strategy to get Palm Reader content out of the Palm system should the day come that Motrocity shuts down.
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