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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2.../jobs-drm.html

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has urged record companies to abolish digital rights management technology, meant to stop people from duplicating music or video and burning it to disc or uploading it to the internet.

Gates admitted no one was satisfied with the current state of DRM. He also advised consumers their best option was often to "buy a CD and rip it." But Gates defended the idea behind DRM, saying incentive systems make a difference.