The Sony Playstation lineup is a perfect example of this problem. Want to record your video game sessions or stream them live? It's hit or miss. Console makers have gotten better about recognizing that players want to record and stream their content, but HDCP is still problematic. It provides for an encrypted connection between a content outputting device (like a Blu-ray player, cable box, or streaming device) on one end and a receiving device (like an HDTV or audio-video receiver) on the other end. HDCP was developed by Intel and is used not just with HDMI, but with a variety of digital video standards like DisplayPort and Digital Visual Interface (DVI). In the case of the HDMI standard and digital video, the HDCP DRM standard causes an unfortunate number of headaches for regular old consumers just trying to enjoy their televisions and engage in other legitimate activities.
This is the kind of trouble we run into with games that require authorization servers to run if the company goes under so does the authorization server and suddenly the game won't run.
Content creators and distributors should be afforded some protection, since it's expensive to create and distribute content. The trouble is that DRM typically makes life more difficult for honest paying consumers-and in many cases outright breaks the experience-while not really doing much to deter piracy.
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