Apple’s iPad to have more of the same…DRM that is

Monday, the LA Times reported that Apple plans to offer most books on the iBook store with fan favorite FairPlay copy protection. Yes, that’s the DRM that gets most of your knickers in a twist on the iTunes Store. Not this again. When will the industry learn? It’s an attempt to keep piracy under control, which is in partly understandable. But you’re the one paying for it; you aren’t supposed to be the problem, unless you turn around and give everyone and their brother your music, movies and apps.