So Steve Jobs seems to think that DRM is dying, and while I would much prefer that people and businesses would overcome their outdated morals regarding free content on the Internet, this is a huge step forward. There's speculation about whether Jobs's intentions are pure, but who cares? His points are valid, and the end result he describes is beneficial to literally everyone. (Except for hackers working to decrypt current DRM - they'd be out of luck.)

In this case, if the pressure from the European community can be directed where it belongs - on the record labels and their draconian insistence upon DRM - then it could be the dawn of a new and glorious era, an era that the original MP3.com, AudioGalaxy, and Napster 1.0 promised us. Not an era of rampant piracy, but of profitable file-sharing.

TV networks are light years ahead of the game. You can already watch most of Fox's shows on demand with minimal commercial interruption. It's amazing how this is in place in addition to selling the shows on iTunes - and as a consumer I've taken advantage of both. It's freaking cool. The potential for the rest of the entertainment industry to follow this example is worth looking forward to.