The problem is that the DRM has to be embedded so close to the metal that you'll never escape its effects.
But what are these mysterious effects? Nobody seems to have seen them, aside from the proclamation from the masses that every bug, vulnerability or crash in Vista is because of 'teh DRMz'.
The fact that the HD DRM issue is so complex people can't understand is, itself, an indictment that Windows (and anything pertaining to multimedia) has reached a point where it no longer serves the consumer, even if it actually works, which as we've seen, is often not the case.
Is refusing to support certain standards 'serving the customer'?
As it stands, Windows Vista with regard to DRM is simple - If you want to use DRM-sporting content, do so, if you don't then don't and it won't affect you. This seems to be by far preferable to them simply saying "We don't like the idea much, so we've decided for you that you'll never be able to play DRM protected or HD content".
That aside, I totally agree with you that I don't see any good reason to get bogged down in the whole 'HD thing' personally, solely because of the over the top DRM implications. But at least I have the choice to use it or not...
Yes, it is, because they also have to comply with rulings about who can access the BBC's content - I.e. license fee payers only, so nobody from outside the UK, etc etc.
Oh, insurance companies in the UK are already coming up with far better ideas - Just today they brought up the possibility of monitoring supermarket loyalty cards to check whether you're eating healthily or not, and charging you (or refusing you) health insurance on that basis.
TFA seems to suggest that re-encoding the file won't remove the watermark, but I don't see how they can guarantee that if it's part of the audio data. At the very least, I would imagine the re-encoding process would 'damage' the watermark to some extent.
This certainly sounds like a preferable solution to any kind of Draconian DRM scheme, but my bet is that it'll be circumvented so trivially that content providers will soon shun it and go back to the bad old days of DRM. I hope I'm just being cynical though.
To decide on whether this name change was a good way forward for the company, Diebold used its own voting machines to conduct a ballot of all its employees.
When the results were announced, an overwhelming 124% of employees voted yes to the change.
One of our new techs was installing a triple play at a Needham home (they're selling like hotcakes, btw).
Perhaps not the best turn of phrase to use, all things considered...
London 1984? ;)
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We've had a similar system running in London for a while now here in the UK.
Now you too can look forward to people using fake license plates to avoid charges, or people who have been nowhere near the area being charged and/or fined because the number plate recognition software read a letter or number wrong.
Oh, sure the first versions will be of low quality - arrogant, angry, prone to bouts of outrage, hubris, violence.... posing a danger to all those around him.....
It's no big deal, they can just sell them as Steve Ballmer clones.
Slashdot Mirror
Will we be developing Evangelions to fire these?
Probably a Slashdot wedding, where iPhones are thrown instead of confetti.
Wait, did I say a Slashdot wedding? Who am I kidding...
The problem is that the DRM has to be embedded so close to the metal that you'll never escape its effects.
But what are these mysterious effects? Nobody seems to have seen them, aside from the proclamation from the masses that every bug, vulnerability or crash in Vista is because of 'teh DRMz'.
The fact that the HD DRM issue is so complex people can't understand is, itself, an indictment that Windows (and anything pertaining to multimedia) has reached a point where it no longer serves the consumer, even if it actually works, which as we've seen, is often not the case.
Is refusing to support certain standards 'serving the customer'?
As it stands, Windows Vista with regard to DRM is simple - If you want to use DRM-sporting content, do so, if you don't then don't and it won't affect you. This seems to be by far preferable to them simply saying "We don't like the idea much, so we've decided for you that you'll never be able to play DRM protected or HD content".
That aside, I totally agree with you that I don't see any good reason to get bogged down in the whole 'HD thing' personally, solely because of the over the top DRM implications. But at least I have the choice to use it or not...
This makes me want to send them 13 million e-mails with a 1GB attachment out of spite...
In India, jobs outsource to you!
Yes, it is, because they also have to comply with rulings about who can access the BBC's content - I.e. license fee payers only, so nobody from outside the UK, etc etc.
What happens if you watch ASCII Star Wars through the ASCII goggles?
Oh, insurance companies in the UK are already coming up with far better ideas - Just today they brought up the possibility of monitoring supermarket loyalty cards to check whether you're eating healthily or not, and charging you (or refusing you) health insurance on that basis.
1. Hack your work colleagues robot
2. Steer it into his bosses office
3. Make it shout "YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!" (or similar)
4. ??????
5. Profit
TFA seems to suggest that re-encoding the file won't remove the watermark, but I don't see how they can guarantee that if it's part of the audio data. At the very least, I would imagine the re-encoding process would 'damage' the watermark to some extent.
This certainly sounds like a preferable solution to any kind of Draconian DRM scheme, but my bet is that it'll be circumvented so trivially that content providers will soon shun it and go back to the bad old days of DRM. I hope I'm just being cynical though.
To decide on whether this name change was a good way forward for the company, Diebold used its own voting machines to conduct a ballot of all its employees.
When the results were announced, an overwhelming 124% of employees voted yes to the change.
Our customers are really fired up about Triple Play!
One of our new techs was installing a triple play at a Needham home (they're selling like hotcakes, btw).
Perhaps not the best turn of phrase to use, all things considered...
We've had a similar system running in London for a while now here in the UK.
Now you too can look forward to people using fake license plates to avoid charges, or people who have been nowhere near the area being charged and/or fined because the number plate recognition software read a letter or number wrong.
Oh, sure the first versions will be of low quality - arrogant, angry, prone to bouts of outrage, hubris, violence.... posing a danger to all those around him.....
It's no big deal, they can just sell them as Steve Ballmer clones.
I dunno, I was pretty sure it meant 99 red balloons.
Can someone tell me what this post says? I think I burned my eye.
so that slashdot can return to reporting on google and the iphone
You must have missed the story about patent trolling against the iPhone.
Most Geeks feel very lucky if they get laid once a month or so.
Is that an Earth month?
Never mind foolproof, we're talking MySpace user-proof here.
You could probably call them Fools 2.0.
But people keep giving me funny looks when I jump on the bus with a balaclava, pistol and bag full of stolen jewellery...
Now available in three shades of brown!
Microsoft has just come out with a WORSE implementation of it then Microsoft...
Microsoft sucks so much, even Microsoft does it better!