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I don't like DRM. I won't go so far as to say that it's evil, but there are a large number of companies using DRM and similar mechanisms to achieve goals that are not in anyone's best interest except their stockholders.
Personally, I believe the biggest reason for DRM is to enforce planned obsolescence on intellectual property. DRM is a great tool to make honest customers rebuy the same content over and over again. Effectively perpetual copyright (which is the end result of continuous copyright extensions) is just another tool for the same end. Eliminate competition, and allow rights-holders to resell things over and over again to the same customers.
As to the existence of a "Pro-DRM Lobby" of corporate IP hegemonists, I think recent developments with HD video are clear evidence of the way a number of corporations are approaching things.
Look up HDCP encryption and you'll see what I mean. Even a home-made Blu-ray has to be encrypted and locked down if it is to be played back over a computer.
There is a movement to lock down and limit our ability to enjoy content so that corporate interests can continue to monetize it.
At the moment we're caught in the middle of a nasty feedback loop where we have the content industry on one side fighting for tighter controls, and the information must be free lobby on the other side seeking to deny all the fruits of copyright. Unfortunately, the content industry has pushed the legal pendulum too far in one direction, and the backlash is leading to widespread piracy.
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