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IEEE Working Group Considers Kinder, Gentler DRM

Posted by timothy on from the baby-steps dept.

slave5tom writes "An IEEE working group is trying to put the genie back in the bottle. Its scheme will allow unlimited copying of encrypted content, which will require a playkey to activate. Trying to add a cost by making the playkey 'rivalrous' (what you take I lose) and rescuing the big content players from the brink of oblivion does seem futile, but it is entertaining to watch them fight the inevitable."

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  1. The Intractable Problem by decipher_saint · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm sure this has been articulated better by others but it's on my mind so here goes...

    How do you get money from people who wouldn't spend it regardless of DRM. That's the core problem right?

    Are these not the people that DRM schemes seek to deter? Are the people who buy things with restrictions feeling pressure to circumvent these countermeasures to fully enjoy the things they buy (LAN play with no internet type games, resale purchases, etc).

    If this is so, then the only thing DRM has been successful at so far is creating an environment that encourages more non-customers.

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    crazy dynamite monkey
  2. Re:lame by m94mni · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Console?

    No, think iPad. Do you think a disassembler or virtualisation software will be allowed to enter the App Store? Me neither.

    We are already starting to lose the hardware battle to Apple. Apple owns the hardware, not you. RIAA and MPAA owns the content, not you. Then they can make deals without bothering with pesky details such as customers.

    The biggest threat to information freedom today is Apple and the iOS.