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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Actually, the consumer has the ultimate right: The right to refuse to buy. If more consumers refuse to buy e-books, e-music, whatever, because of DRM, the corporations will figure it out. The fact that many consumers just roll over and buy anyway (iTunes, for example), slows up the process of evolving or abolishing DRM for a better business model.
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I think this is one of the most insidious features of iTunes, actually. The DRM isn't too onerous - you can easily remove it by burning the tracks to a CD and re-ripping them. (Oops, DMCA violation ;-))
But they're making people accept the idea of DRM - the idea that the tracks are protected and that they can't necessarily do everything they want with the music they've bought. When Apple removes the ability to burn and re-rip music, it will look like a loophole has closed, not like a fundamental right was taken away.
It's the old "frog in the pot" syndrome - we're only warmish right now, but we'll be boiling before we know it.