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What you're talking about is not DRM, much the opposite. > If you see DRM as simply and securely distributing read access permission, then there's no reason th
by nwh 13y ago
What you're talking about is not DRM, much the opposite.
> If you see DRM as simply and securely distributing read access permission, then there's no reason this can't be achieved with OSS.
There is. If it's open source, the special sauce can't be special any more. The entire mechanism of DRM would be broken.
- m_mueller 13y agoWhat I propose as DRM is nothing but an ACL. This is available with OSS just as you can have file permissions in linux. The reason today's DRM needs 'special sauce' is always because of restricting the copying of content they want to sell people - which is pointless IMO.
- nwh 13y agoAgreed. Short of any break of the obfuscation, there's always going to be exposure of the media in an analogue form where a user can point a damn Polaroid camera at it. DRM just makes it difficult for the legitimate consumer and easier for the illegitimate one.