An article on NewsForge describes the frustration of the Free Software Foundation with trying to put across their opinion on “Digital Rights Management” when the argument has been “framed” by the very name given to the technology. They are trying to think of a suitable alternative phrase to describe it.
How about “Digital Rights Restrictions”? Possibly not perfect.
I’ve said before that I believe Digital Rights Management is futile because it’s fundamentally flawed. I think Copyright and Patent law need seriously revising to be relevent to today’s technology. Their original purpose of promoting innovation and creativity is no longer being served. Efforts like Creative Commons are a step in the right direction.