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Joystiq | by Mark Methenitis | Fri, Sep 19

Joystiq is the #3 Blogger for Spore

Digital Rights Management (or "DRM" for short) is back in the news in a big way with the recent Spore fiasco. DRM, much like a Spore creature, is a quirky animal, with legs of technology, a torso of law, and arms of business, but it doesn't always have a head on its shoulders. But like so many othe...

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