SDMI Gets a New Name

An Anonymous Coward writes: "EETimes is reporting that a new group, the Digital Media Device Association (DMDA), is looking to pick up where SDMI left off. 'The group intends to address interoperability and content-protection issues for digital audio devices that were left unresolved when the Secure Digital Music Initiative ceased activities last year.' Some ideas just won't die."

Comments

May be in response to Hollings' directive?

[Masem]

They don't list specific groups involved, but the article states that it's mostly hardware (both computer and audio) that are working on this. Given that a few weeks ago, Sen. Hollings held the SSSCA over the industry like the Sword of Damecles, this could be activity in response to that build to hold the gov't at bay as they take steps to develop their own messures.