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CRF Reveals Draft of New DRM Technology

Posted by simoniker on from the mmmm-drm dept.

scubacuda writes "PC Advisor and others report that the CRF (Content Reference Forum), a new, cross-industry standards organisation that boasts Universal Music Group, Microsoft, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) and VeriSign among its members, has unveiled a new specification for a DRM technology. A draft of CRF Baseline Profile 1.0 is available for public review and comment." According to a report on CNET News, the "the [CRF-created] file would set up a process that automatically delivers files in the right format and potentially triggers an automatic payment system that could be changed moment to moment by the content distributor."

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  1. Yup! by eclectro · · Score: 2, Informative


    It's called "bait n' switch, internet style"

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  2. Re:Painting by 00420 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is that painting on the top of their website copyrighted?

    Well, the painting was finished in 1512 and copyrights didn't exist until 1710, so I doubt it.

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  3. Not executable by Wesley+Felter · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's just an XML file that says where you can download the content, what software/hardware you need to view it, and how much it costs.

  4. Re:"Automatic" by fermion · · Score: 3, Informative
    Automatic payment can be legal, even if it is variable. It is how iTunes, other music service, and various utilities work. You sign an agreement saying you will be responsible for all charges incurred, and the service bills periodically. With iTunes it is important to keep your computer secure, otherwise a child or other miscreant might run up bills. It is really no different from the kid leaving the lights and air on all day and night.

    The problem is going to be getting the original authorization and insuring the user is informed of the obligations incurred by using the product, as well as informing the user if those obligations change. My suspicion is that this is going to require more that a click through license. It has to be solid enough to insure the user cannot call the credit card company and ask for a cancelation of charges.

    This is going to limit the flexibility of the system. If a user is presented with a charge confirmation screen every time a song is downloaded to a portable device or a movie is played, it is unlikely the consumer will frequently deal with that content.

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  5. Re:Same as it always was by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Shakespeare didn't have copyright protection

    Actually, Copyright would have gotten in Shakespeare's way! While Shakespeare was exceptionally good at writing plays, he was not very good at coming up with original plots; instead, he used history or copied other people's stories.

    For example, in 1562 Arthur Brooke published Romeus and Juliet. Romeo and Juilet, which was first preformed around 1595, is a copy of Brooke's work. In fact, it would most certainly have be considered a "devrivative work" according to current US law. If our system of copyrigthts had existed in the 1500s, Shakespeare whould have never written Romeo and Juilet.