Comments submitted t o FTC DRM Town H all – Comment, P roject N o. P 094502 February 2009 Page 1/5 TorrentFreak.c om DRM Town H all – Comment, Project N o. P 094502 Summary The intent of D igital R ights M anagement (or D RM) is for t he ori ginator of t he w ork, t o attempt to control the w ays in w hich the w ork c an be us ed, a fter sale or l icense. M ost oft en, these take the for m of copy re strictions, but can include re strictions in ot her w ays. Ultimately, DRM is an a ll-or -none m easure, that seeks to control, w ithout re ference to c ontext. A backup copy is allowed in m any jurisdictions, while copying for t he purpo ses of c opyright infringement is not . However, bot h w ill be re stricted b y DRM. M any audio di sc copy prot ection systems (w hich a re DRM) ut ilise ba d s ectors to c ause fa ults w hen c opying is attempted, but w hich c an also re gular pl ayback i n some de vices. O ther m ethods m ight include using computer autoplay systems to install software to pre vent copying, but w hich c an leave systems vul nerable to m alicious code. It is thus gra tifying that the Federal Trade Commission s ees fi t to c onsider the impact on c onsumers of DRM, and w e w elcome the opport unity to hi ghlight, for t he commission, our e xperiences of D RM, and it's impact on c onsumers. We ha ve split this re sponse b y category of m edia, to re flect the di ffering m ethods and approaches us ed in each s ector of i ndustry. Films ...