Cory Doctorow has been talking about this
He calls these DRM additions 'anti-features', which is a term I believe I'll use myself in future.
[link|http://www.boingboing.net/2005/09/13/tivo_alternatives_yo.html|Here's ] the article where he talks about the new anti-features and links to alternatives.
Tom Sinclair
Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a
red flag to a bu-- was like putting something very annoying in front of
someone who was annoyed by it.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
