Microsoft's Nifty DMCA Use: Lock Out Compatibility?

Microsoft's Nifty DMCA Use: Lock Out Compatibility?
I've covered this before, but this short article is based on the Beta release of Office 2003, and it touches on a favorite complaint of mine: the use of digital rigths management to exclude software competition. As the author explains, in order to access Word documents using Microsoft's new digital rights system, it will be necessary to use Microsoft products. More...