Flotsam & Jetsam

Charles Stross—who has rather a big personal stake in the health of the publishing industry—on DRM:

In the past I’ve muttered and grumbled about the evils of DRM for a variety of reasons. But now, I’ve got a feeling that there’s a more important reason for griping: the strategy of demanding DRM everywhere is going to boomerang, inflicting horrible damage on the very companies who want it.

Read the whole thing.