Bill Gates: DRM Too Complex for Consumers

[lukeford]

Content distributors who protect their material with digital rights management (DRM) may be doing themselves and their customers a disservice, according to Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said the technology is simply too complicated for users.

More... (http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=18636)

[Hell Puppy]

Content distributors who protect their material with digital rights management (DRM) may be doing themselves and their customers a disservice, according to Microsoft boss Bill Gates, who said the technology is simply too complicated for users.

More... (http://www.xbiz.com/news_piece.php?id=18636)

It aint too complicated, it's just too annoying. Consumers have always been barely tolerant of any form of copy protection. MOst people i know, myself included, hate paying for something only to have it's use restricted. DivX DVD's failed miserably for this reason.

[Servhot]

Agreed, I would never pay for music or video which I am limited to, to use it only one my computer or I am only allowed to copy it to one cd rom/dvd for my personal use etc.

[gonzo]

Agreed, I would never pay for music or video which I am limited to, to use it only one my computer or I am only allowed to copy it to one cd rom/dvd for my personal use etc.
How about a link back to Oprano off of the 3 links you have in your signature?