"Put to him repeatedly that there was a big difference between delivering a boat and being on a training exercise, the PMOS said that we were trying to establish precisely what had happened. That said, it was clear that the function of the eight military personnel was to train the Iraq river patrol service. Asked if there had been any Iraqis on the boats, the PMOS said not as far as he was aware. Questioned as to how, in that case, the Marines and Royal Navy sailors would have been training them, the PMOS repeated that we were still trying to piece together all the facts."

DowningStreetSays delivers the goods...

I don't agree with the premise of this article, "How I learned to love the devil, Or at least accept why Digital Rights Management has a role". DRM forces me to think about the interests of the large companies who sell me media a little too much for my liking, just so these companies can "send a message" that Piracy Is Wrong...

...but it's well-written, has some interesting points about the enforcement of ludicrous existing rights arrangements, and details about the BBC IMPS project.

I agree Gareths point about people wanting an easy life; my suggestion would be to make the process of purchasing music legally so simple and cheap that piracy becomes pointless...

"DRM is only as flawed as the business landscape it supports"

Fair enough, but rather than building on such a flawed landscape, why not put effort into fixing the business side of things?