Moore's Law, Not The Only Game In Town

If the pace continues, within the next decade or so we'll be seeing TB storage devices, most likely either portable or wearable. Under this scenario, I would imagine the concept of "life recorders" will take off.
A life recorder is a device that records your life -- images, sounds (smells? feelings?) and stores them on media. Ever wonder what the boss said in that meeting a couple weeks ago? Bring it up and play it back. Remember how much fun we had with grandma before she got sick? Load up the "grandma" files and enjoy those times again.
I really don't believe this is far-fetched at all (except for the smells/tactile/emotional recording, but that's probably coming soon as well) What this does mean is that the entire concept of DRM is currently flawed.
Here's the problem. If you view the computer as a "performance" device, like a record-player or a radio, then obviously some sort of legal event happens during the performance. Artists need to be paid, record companies got to make a buck, birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim, etc.
But if you view the computer as a "memory assist" device, then that changes the equation entirely. Certainly we're not considering one's own thoughts to be a performance, are we? And sharing ideas and experiences, that's certainly beyond the pale of the courts, isn't it? If I hear a cool tune on the radio, and whistle it to myself all afternoon, is that a DRM event?
Picture 20 years in the future. You go to see the latest movie -- Star Wars 9, the Wrath Of Lucas. You, like everyone else in the theatre, are wearing a life-recorder: basically a set of glasses that also function as a display unit. When you leave, you're able to call up scenes from the movie at will -- just like you're able to call up scenes from sister's birthday last year. Don't like the glasses? Picture the whole unit implanted.
At this point we have to ask the question: why would you go to the movie theatre at all? But that's getting ahead of the story. Instead, let's assume that DRM (Digital Rights Management) continues on it's present course. I would guess there would be a secret field, device, signal or something that prevents you from digitally remembering the movie.
That's great. Where else would this secret field apply? Well, conferences for one. They're always not wanting recording devices. Some consulting practices. Business meetings. National Security issues.
I could construct silliness in this scenario a thousand different ways: your consultants could give you advice, then charge you for remembering it. Or movie companies may let you remember parts of a movie, but only the parts they want you to. You may be able to whistle the latest pop song, but only if it is off-key.
Clearly storage technology has changed the world, and in some ways more so than CPU technology. We're not headed into the future -- it's coming for us. And we should be ready when it gets here.