If geeks are showing disdain for Apple, the DRM debate must be picking up at least a little steam. DefectiveByDesign organized a series of anti-DRM protests at Apple stores around the country on Saturday. A video of the Chicago protest (guys in hazmat suits loitering peacefully in front of the store) can be seen at Chicago IMC. "Apple, get ready to be tied in knot" warned one blog post. Yeah right. Here's a Flickr set of the crazy protest LA.

Digital Music News wrote about the protests, commented on how organized they were and asked, "But is Apple the right target?" Well, if there's going to be a protest it should target the company that (a) sells the most digital music and (b) wraps its files in DRM. Yes, the labels mandate the DRM, but Apple is the one who collects the credit cards information and sells the music to consumers.