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Digital Restrictions Management for P2P Systems

Posted by michael on from the just-because-you-can-do-it-doesn't-mean-you-should dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Digital restrictions management for an open-source peer-to-peer network. Researchers at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center have created a content protection system that is a plug-in for LimeWire/Gnutella. The paper argues that DRM is beneficial to everyone including independent musicians and end-users."

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  1. Re:I wonder . . . by splanky · · Score: 1, Troll

    I find it so hypocritical that many of us obscure the real point of the 'content industry'. They don't want their IP stolen. We can avoid that label and talk about the ripoff prices of CDs, DVDs, and software but none of that makes theft right. I would be wicked pissed if my clients decided to not pay for code I wrote for them because they just stole it from me instead. Well that's why the content industry is annoyed. Rather than supporting another industry that makes it's living off of IP, some in our industry (software) have supported the theft of their IP. Almost everyone makes a living in one way or another off of their own IP. Theft is theft, pretty simple. And being proud of figuring out new ways to steal is shameful.