[…] On the legal side of things, there has been quite a bit of chatter in the blogosphere about the end of DRM (digital rights management).  First Bill Gates acknowledges that DRM is problematic and recommends ripping CDs you have bought to your portable music player (there are problems with this in South Africa).  Shortly after this we started to hear talk here and there about how even the music industry doesn’t see DRM being a workable option going forward.  This year is going to be an interesting year for copyright and DRM. […]