[bradley27]

I just bought GTA IV for PC but looking at aot of posts by people on the net shows that the dame has DRM on it and it seems very unpopular even for those wanting to BUY the product.

[Saikuron]

Its basically spyware, and can affect performance.

Also, like Sony's rootkit, it can cause security problems...

[Jtoast]

DRM comes in many flavors and some are worse than others. The worst ones limit the number of times you can install a game (making it basically a rental), track what software is running on your system and report back, and basically behave like malware.

To make it worse, the manufacturers don't disclose this on the box so you can make an informed buying decision.

[bradley27]

Interesting, so i really am scared to install it on my non internet PC now!!!! And Play.com have just delivered it

[Jtoast]

you can read the basics about GTA IV DRM here
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/934/934268p1.html.