Virtualization May Break Vista DRM

Nom du Keyboard writes "An article in Computerworld posits that the reason Microsoft has flip-flopped on allowing all versions of Vista to be run in virtual machines, is that it breaks the Vista DRM beyond detection, or repair. So is every future advance in computer security and/or usability going to be held hostage to the gods of Hollywood and Digital Restrictions Management? 'Will encouraging consumer virtualization result in a major uptick in piracy? Not anytime soon, say analysts. One of the main obstacles is the massive size of VMs. Because they include the operating system, the simulated hardware, as well as the software and/or multimedia files, VMs can easily run in the tens of gigabytes, making them hard to exchange over the Internet. But DeGroot says that problem can be partly overcome with .zip and compression tools -- some, ironically, even supplied by Microsoft itself.'"

Comments

Re:Said before

[timmarhy]

your an idiot and fail to understand the classic bob and alice encryption example. bob and alice are 2 seperate people divided over the internet, your TV is right there in your living room for you to disassemble. THAT is why drm fails, because you have both keys at hand.

also your police vs crime analogy is a moronic over simplification of the situation - police prevent many many different crimes, which one are you reffering to that we should give up on? ok i'll pick for you - someone carrying a small amount of cannabis, we won't ever stop it and it's very low impact (just like copying a movie) so yes police should stop worrying about pety crap like that.

Re:you don't have to see them in jail

[beyondkaoru]

Why would you? I never visit my mom or aunt. remember where you are. there is a large basement representation here. :)