http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...entler-drm.ars
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People don't like DRM in large part because it removes much of their control over things like e-books, music, and movies. Want to loan a DRMed song to a friend? You probably can't, even though sharing a physical item like a CD remains trivial.
A new IEEE working group has an ambitious plan to change this and return control over "digital personal property" to consumers. DRM's electronic tethers would be cut, but rightsholders would not need to remove all limits on sharing. Instead, digital personal property enables the same sort of private sharing that is easily possible with physical objects while still preventing worldwide mass distribution.
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They have an interesting scheme, trying to balance the realities of content management-worth a read if you are interested in the whole DRM issue beyond the "it's pure evil" stance
