You can blame Apple for the iTunes DRM. They are the 800 lbs gorilla of online music sales; they could get it changed if they wanted. I choose to have nothing to do with it.

I also thought they were kind of evil with their "Don't Steal Music" tagline used in some iPod ads. They were buying into RIAA language-mangling. I doubt it is possible to steal music using an iPod. You might be able to use one to smash in a window at a Tower Records/etc music store to steal some CDs, but I kind of doubt it. You'd probably smash the iPod without making a crack in the window.