Good article on DRM and why it's a waste of time.

Cory Doctorow has a good opinion piece on DRM and why when combined with DMCA, it is of no benefit to anyone but Apple and Microsoft.  A lot of the information here is not new, but this is a really clear summary of the state of the DRM nation.

Good example of the law of unintended consequences: the music / entertainment industry lobbied and pushed for DMCA. Apple convinces record labels to sell using Apple's DRM. Apple's DRM is quite generous, but still unwanted by everyone except the record labels. Eventually Apple gains dominant position and vertically controls all distribution from iTunes to iPOD. It uses DMCA+DRM to lock out rival manufacturers and thus is in a position to dictate to the record labels - ooh the irony.