My take on DRM: they’ve got it backwards. They should be paying me to watch/hear/read their stuff.

Here’s what I’ve learned. The most valuable thing I possess is my time. The same can be said for the most desirable segments of the consuming population; people with money to spend are generally time limited in what they can consume.

Every day there’s more vying for my attention. The idea that they’re going to limit me in any way on how I consume their product is ludicrous. I’ll just move on to the next thing; there’s no shortage. This is all about the long tail folks. I’m a niche kinda guy, and there are more niches becoming available everyday.

This is not to say I’m not willing to pay for content; money is simply one impediment to me consuming your product. Put more hurdles in my way and I’ll move on to the next product with fewer hurdles.

This in itself is another example of the long tail. No it’s not. I just found Chris Anderson getting pissed off at Long Tail abuse very amusing, so I’m attempting to contribute to the noise. It’s out there Chris, you can’t police it.