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A Wireless Alliance Forms

Posted by michael on from the your-call-cannot-be-connected-as-dialed dept.

MikeD83 writes "A wireless alliance has formed between the likes of Nokia, Microsoft, Intel, Walt Disney Co., and almost 200 other companies. Their mission is to develop an open standard for how wireless phones can be used on any network." Whoo-hoo! DRM for cell phones! The group's website has some more information.

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  1. Re:Counteraction to Michael's Paranoia by melatonin · · Score: 5, Informative
    The article in question says absolutely nothing about Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology

    The article says,

    The common standard also will solve such business issues as digital rights management and payment, officials said.

    It's down at the bottom. You know, so no one will notice it.

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  2. evil alliances by frovingslosh · · Score: 2, Informative
    is this good or bad? maybe they can enact positive change

    Microsoft, Disney ....... Judging from past experience it seems very clear this can't be a good thing. Get ready for the "alliance" to decide what you can and cannot have, and what you can and cannot do even with materials you have clearly paid for. And they will know what you have and what you do with it. Of course, some people call learning from the past "prejudice". But then what else should we learn from?

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  3. DRM by ukryule · · Score: 5, Informative
    Whoo-hoo! DRM for cell phones!

    I initially thought this was a bit of flamebait from Michael, but check this out from their FAQ:

    Q: Which key enabling technologies are the priorities in the Open Mobile Alliance?

    A: The companies involved in the alliance will decide the key enabling technologies jointly. However, it is evident that Multimedia Messaging (MMS), Java and WAP 2.0/XHTML browsing are among the most relevant ones. Some other technologies driving the mobile services market include service enablers such as Digital Rights Management (DRM), authentication, location and presence identification and device management.