> 1. The record companies have the right (and obligation to their
> shareholders) to protect the value of their assets.

That is a question that a society must decide. Are ideas or abstract
information assets worthy of legal protection or not? Regardless of
where one stands on this issue I would appreciate the US and its
lobbies staying out of other countries' law making process.

> 2. You can still buy a CD

The operative word her is 'still'

> you can download unprotected music for a fee,

"Legally"? Where?

> 3. The SlimServer would be more useful to some people if it could play
> DRM-protected music like that available for download from the new Yahoo
> music service.

Agreed. Notice I never said it wasn't useful functionality - IIRC I
said people requesting such features makes me sad. I'd rather the
market didn't accept DRM. That's all.

C.
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