Alan Cox Files Patent For DRM

booooh writes "Alan Cox has filed a patent for DRM (Digital Rights Management). From the filing: 'A rights management system monitors and controls use of a computer program to prevent use that is not in compliance with acceptable terms.' According to the patent pledge of Cox's employer Red Hat, they will not license this technology if the patent is granted. And it can probably be applied to the DRM that is in Vista. This forum has a few more details.

Comments

Re:It's not likely to affect Vista

[Score Whore]

OTOH, we need to give Red Hat and Alan a great big hand for making the effort and spending the $ to apply.

Why would you give them a hand? It's not their money they are wasting. While you might like the idea of someone blocking DRM via patents it's not something that could reasonably be within the scope of Red Hat's business.

If anything ought to be done to Red Hat it should be a lawsuit.

ROFLMFAO!!!

[xeeazgk]

Hahaha!! Booyah... IP law bites corporate America in the ass! W00t! The irony is seeping out of my router as we speak.

Re:He left a backdoor

[Caffeinate]

Which, BTW, you can only do once.

Contrary to the FUD being spewed around by the anti-Microsoft drones, the licensing in Vista is not as Draconian as you might think. Link: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_lice nsing.asp

Re:*All* claims must be meet for patent violation

[Endo13]

Unlike the vast majority of people on slashdot (especially those whining loudest about patents), I actually have real knowledge and experience with them (though I would not hold myself out as a patent expert). I've filed several patents (for my own business and a previous employer) and my wife is a laywer & is admitted to the patent bar. I simply cited the website to end the silly debate.

Your assertion was simply wrong so there was no reason for me to read through a bunch of sophomoric rants on slashdot. If you still think the "article" illustrated something relevant to this debate, then please tell us exactly what it was.

Thank you for confirming that you are indeed an elitist prick with an attitude that reeks of bullshit.

I wasn't completely sure before, but no there's no doubt.

Oh, I'm sorry, did you actually think your "real knowledge and experience" with patents makes your opinion worth more than that of anyone else? Sorry kid, you still get just one vote, like every other Joe Sixpack.