Is Slashdot (/.) using DRM in email messages?

Is /. secretly inserting DRM codes into their email messages? Has Microsoft hidden email DRM code in Outlook? Read on to discover the truth!...

I subscribe to the daily email summary of Slashdot stories and have noticed lately that I can't "copy and paste" parts of the messages I receive. Often, I can "cut" or "copy" text from the top of the Slashdot email but I can't copy or cut text that appears later on in the message. On digging into this odd behavior, I've discovered that recent Slashdot messages are sprinkled with embedded digital codes that disable some copying functions in Outlook. The effect is DRM-like copy-protection!