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Watermarking to Replace DRM?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed dept.

An anonymous reader writes "News.com has an article on the announcement of Microsoft and Universal to introduce watermarking technology into audio files. The technology could serve several purposes including tracking file sharing statistics and inserting advertisements into audio tracks. The article goes on to suggest that watermarking could possibly replace DRM in the near future."

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  1. Watermarking doesn't prevent plagarism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Watermarking didnt help the authors of Minix when that loud-mouthed scandanavian guy ripped off their operating system.

    But then why should people be able to benefit from their intellectual labour? A big government should take their work at gunpoint and redistribute it. Gruel tokens and bus passes will be distributed to all. Mr Stallman is watching you...
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  2. Re:Won't help by kkwst2 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Thank you, Cary. We'll take your comments under consideration.