I personally have a problem with DRM. I won't download anything that has it, and don't like technology that restricts my rights as a consumer.

But is DRM in itself a bad thing? I don't think so - it has uses. Let's say you go to Amazon and buy a DVD. Wouldn't it be nice if you could own that movie before it actually arrived (especially here in Australia, where the shipping time is huge!). If there was a quality codec with reliable DRM, then Amazon could offer your DVD for download, and make that file usable for a few weeks.

More importantly, without DRM, how will the video self-destruct in 5 seconds in Mission Impossible?