A Look at Google DRM

pcause writes "The Register is reporting on Google's recent announcement of their own DRM. From the article: 'Google's DRM will make its first appearance as part of a new video downloading service. Page revealed that customers will be able to buy TV shows from CBS, NBA basketball games and a host of other content with Google serving as the delivery broker for the video. This move mimics other technology companies - most notably Apple - which have struck deals with large media houses to send video over the web for a fee.' "

Comments

Rootkit!

[EuroChild]

Google Roooooooooooootkit?

Re:Rootkit!

[heavy snowfall]

Do less evil

There ya have it, DRM != evil

[QuantumG]

If Google can do it then it isn't evil right? But seriously, Google is the egg head capital of the valley. If anyone is capable of making a DRM system that isn't crackable it'll be these guys. So how long till we see it cracked? I say no more than a week. Anyone wan running a pool?

Re:There ya have it, DRM != evil

[node 3]

So how long till we see it cracked? I say no more than a week.

Probably take a day. So, like you said, less than a week, if someone does it during their 20% time.

Digital Rights Managment

[Anonymous Coward]

Boycot them! Hit them where it hurts! Vote with your dollars!

You have the power!

Google DRM Hacked........

[ConsumerOfMany]

I wonder what search engine I can use to search for a hack............

Re:Google DRM Hacked........

[Red Alastor]

Don't worry, both Slashdot and Digg will tell you when it will happen. Don't worry if you miss it the first time either.

Wait for the hack...

[gizmonic]

Yep, I'll just wait for the hack, and when it's done I'll just search for it on good ole Google...

Google Becomes Microsoft Oh My God!

[osewa77]

Oh my God, Google really has become Microsoft. What's next? Google Mice?

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Naijarita

Re:This should be interesting.

[i_should_be_working]

Like with Apple, people will probably take both sides. I'll take the anti-drm side because then I can use the following quote from TFA:

Many of you - who have become obsessed with the god you call Googlor - will no doubt suck down Google's DRM with pride.

That's just nasty.

Re:I expect media portability

[bwy]

My parents have mentioned some form of media that apparently you went to a store and bought. You'd insert it in some kind of device (portable player, your car stereo, home rack system, PC, your FRIEND's stereo, your OFFICE PC, etc.) and it would just play.

I pretty much called bullshit though. I mean, come on. Things get BETTER over time for the consumer, right? And they tried to tell me at one point:

1) You actually got physical media
2) The media even came with little booklets with song lyrics (and it wasn't illegal)
3) Price was about the same price or cheaper than what you get from iTMS, Nap$ster, etc.
4) You could play the stuff practically ANYWHERE
5) Sound quality was great- even better than the downloaded stuff
6) You could sell the media (LEGALLY!) to a friend, store, or whatever when you were done with it.
7) Nobody ever got sued for any of this

Either my parents are full of shit or they grew up in a much better time. Next thing you know they'll tell me about the days when the theater charged less than than $8.50 a person and they weren't loaded with commercials.

companies and evil

[pintomp3]

google = do some evil
apple = think evil
microsoft = be evil
sony = root for evil
sco = sue for evil
dell = build evil
intel = evil inside -> evil ahead

anyone else?