DRM doesn't bother me because I download all my music legally from iTunes or go out and buy CDs. I think DRM is perfectly fine as it is. If you are going to all that hastle to download the music illegaly then remove the DRM then you must want the music lots. If you want the music that much then they must be a good band so don't you think that they deserve some of the money from it.
What you said about providing users with an illegal alternative doesn't make sense. Why would they let users download music illegaly?