After months of searching I think I’ve finally found something good to say about the Zune. It’s very possible that Microsoft’s new media player will be the death of DRM as we know it.
Before the Zune, DRM was merely a frustrating choice that consumers had to make. To legally purchase digital music released on a major recording label your choices were iTunes or one of several PlaysForSure music stores. Buying any more than a few songs from either source meant that you were essentially locking yourself in to one of the two proprietary copy protection schemes, or running the risk of having to repurchase your collection if you switched brands at some point in the future.
By presenting yet another proprietary DRM solution, Microsoft’s Zune further adds to the confusion consumers are experiencing over incompatible media players and music formats. The result? Microsoft seems to be baffling consumers, confusing the media, and scaring away content providers.
Thanks to the Zune the case against DRM may finally be reaching a tipping point.
My initial reaction was you have GOT to be shitting me, followed closely by huh. that kinda makes sense. That’s been my chain of response to most everything about the online virtual world thingy 
It’s not widely known, but the first bootleg recording was made by Thomas Edison back in 1902. Edison snuck one of his wax cylinder recorders into a parade where he briefly recorded John Philip Sousa’s band as they passed by. Edison was a huge fan of Sousa and was eager to use his invention to relive the performance in the comfort of his own home. Sousa, on the other hand, hated Edison’s invention and refused to be recorded. Edison knew that his clandestine recording was the only hope he had of ever enjoying Sousa’s music privately. Music fans have been recording and trading live performances of their favorite artists ever since.