CRF Reveals Draft of New DRM Technology

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday December 10, 2003 @01:37PM 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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WOW! by barfarf · 2003-12-10 13:52 · Score: 1, Troll

"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."

WOW! They're FINALLY giving us a LEGAL option for all of our content! Let's all give up our P2P stuff now since this is what we've ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! I can *hardly wait* to start PAYING for all this stuff that I used to get for free!