MIT dropped its subscription to the database of past articles from the Society of Automotive Engineer because SAE had was using anti-copying DRM technology on the papers that made them less useful for scientists and researchers. After a presentation from an MIT professor about the boycott, the SAE publication board eliminated DRM for its papers
This is probably an example of what happens very often. Managers who really have no idea of what's involved make a decision to use DRM after someone who also has no idea of what's really involved presents the plan. At least in this case, the damage done by DRM was so bad that they had no choice but to reverse the situation.
Via Boing Boing.
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