Fischthinks: It is a well known fact, that DRM, as it is implemented in the U.S., see the DMCA, is a fair-use-killer. The WIPO and the EU directive is much better, but insofar open and not realised anywhere. We are in an experimental phase. As the directive points out, there is no such fair-use-problem with database content, the problem happens only with things like CDs or DVDs.
The much bigger problem is a problem of unfair competition, see iTunes and France.
But the biggest problem is whether DRM is usefull or necessary, as far as ordinary endusers are concerned. It depends on what you want to sell, the thing as it is or the novelty. There is no 100 % secure DRM system, nothing that cannot be circumvented, there are servers like rapidshare etc. On the other hand there are a lot, really a lot, of rich people sotosay that are to lazy or to occupied for circumvention or even to convert their own CDs into mp3. IMHO thats the main market
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