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DRM Technology To Be Added To MP3 Format

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Re:More insidious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    As for me, I'm just glad I don't have to sit in the cubicle adjacent to yours and inhale your fumes all day.

  2. Penetration? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    DRM for all file formats has penetration - bend over and feel the penetration of the RIAA/MPAA's long, hard tool.