Self-destructing digital textbooks, a copy-protected USB drive from SanDisk that won’t allow digital copies, DVD players that reject pirated media — all part of copyright holder efforts to exert control over content. The usual valid protests from EFF but Gartner analyst Mike McGuire tells USA Today consumer complaints are waning as DRM becomes less cumbersome.
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