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I think you mean Content Restriction Access Protection (or Permission), as CRAM just doesn't have quite the ring to it :)

They'll CRAM it down your throat whether you like it or not.

I can see the CRAM/CRAP bill advance it's way to the Senate floor. Would love to ask my local congressperson "What's your stance on CRAP?" and watch him try to say "I'm all for CRAP it's good for business, and if CRAM/CRAP is good for business, it's good for the little guy." If someone can get this done, I'm running for office on a NO CRAP platform.

I agree, and propose that an item having restrictions like this should be referred to as "loaded with CRAP".

In this case it's CRAM and I don't think content covers cases concerning hardware like this.

Maybe Consumer Restricted Access Pattern.

In essence those are monopolistic and consumer hostile practices.