DRM Technology To Be Added To MP3 Format

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DRM Technology To Be Added To MP3 Format

Posted by timothy on Monday March 1, 2004 @02:56PM from the what-a-dumb-name dept.

Bob Zer Fish writes "Cnet News.com has a leading story saying that the venerable MP3 music format is getting a makeover aimed at blocking unauthorized copying. Thomson and Fraunhofer, the companies that license and own the patents behind the MP3 digital music technology, are in the midst of creating a new digital rights management add-on. Of course, there are current standards, but most are incompatible." An anonymous reader points to this brief mention as well.

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Re:What? Why? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 15:12 · Score: -1, Flamebait

you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Re:More insidious by mattgreen · 2004-03-01 15:22 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Why is this tripe moderated insightful? Because it bashes MS and has some absurd theory in it?
Re:I think by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 15:57 · Score: -1, Flamebait

f#ck off windows user. this is /. (linux users only)
Re:More insidious by denzombie · 2004-03-01 18:24 · Score: 3, Flamebait

felt picking the lesser of 2 evils (Gore would have been a nightmare)
Please enlighten me here. Maybe you know something about Gore that I'm not aware of. I though his only drawback was Tipper who spearheaded getting maturity labels placed on CDs.
Well, there was the quote about him inventing the internet. But, I can't honestly think he would have been worse than that squity eyed little redneck we have for president now.

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Re:Worst fucking name my arse by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-01 20:06 · Score: -1, Flamebait

So I'm not remotely literate if I haven't read some crappy sci-fi novels? You truly are lame. Try reading some literature before you make pronouncements like that.
Re:Why add DRM to MP3? by mattyrobinson69 · 2004-03-02 00:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

fine, sorry i pissed you off so much - it was just a suggestion no i haven't ever tried it - it was just a suggestion arsehole