document updated 15 years ago, on Oct 10, 2008

When DRM servers are turned off, it doesn't matter how much money you spent to "buy" items

1 year old Major League Baseball videos no longer work (November 2007)
Wal-Mart DRM music being turned off (September 2008)
- Two weeks later, they reversed their decision "based on feedback from our customers". Nonetheless, companies with a smaller user base may not be as responsive to consumer wishes.

Even when the DRM servers have temporary problems, the things you bought that should be usable just stop working, while their non-DRM counterparts work fine.

Mobipockets DRM server downtime (August 2007)

When DRM servers are turned off, it doesn't matter how much money you spent to "buy" items

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