Rather, you’re buying a license to consume that content on a specific platform. For example, Steam is a DRM platform. Whenever you buy a game on Steam, a license to download and play that game ...

To modify the saying . . . Where does a 300lb gorilla apply DRM (digital rights management)? Wherever he wants. And in the case of many publishers that is everywhere. But what exactly is this ...

Obviously DRM is a great tool for companies to make sure we only use software and data as intended, but outside planned obsolescence, there isn’t much in the way of DRM for physical objects.