Studios Making Yet Another Go At DRM

It looks like Hollywood is finally ganging up on Apple. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a group of major studios— excluding “key Apple ally Walt Disney Co.”—is joining with big-name retailers and consumer electronics vendors to attempt to transform paid downloads into an experience akin to buying a DVD, with the goal being that any video purchased at any outlet can be played on any device worldwide.

If you ask us, that’s simple—cut out all the DRM

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