[Opensim-users] content licensing

[Jani Pirkola]

Thank you both Diva and Dr Scofield,
some security is needed, the effect is psychological - even it can be
broken, it still needs an action by the one who is stealing content.

I agree 100% with Dr Scofield that a way to bundle a license with every
uploaded/built asset is the only way that makes sense. Usually people want
to play by the rules (=licenses).

Jani

2009/5/13 Dr Scofield <DrScofield at xyzzyxyzzy.net>

> facts of life:
>
>        1 --- the earth is not flat contrary to what you might think
>        2 --- DRM does not work
>
> licensing is the only reasonable way of dealing with this issue: it tells
> the
> person acquiring an object what rights and obligations its creator/seller
> wants
> to convey (i.e. what are you allowed to do with object, what do you have to
> do
> with the object).
>
> "permissions" in LL grid are nothing else but abridged licenses (or
> licenses for
> dummies)(not meant derogatorily!).
>
>        DrS/dirk
>
> diva at metaverseink.com wrote:
> > As far as I'm concerned, security will soon be a reality in
> > OpenSim-based open grids. In particular, security against rogue
> > simulators is not only feasible but some of us are already starting to
> > implement it and to lay out the client-server protocol changes that are
> > necessary. The refactoring that is going on right now is the foundation
> > that gives OpenSim the flexibility that this requires.
> >
> > Once rogue simulators are no longer a threat, we'll be at the same level
> > as closed grids wrt content security. For that, there is no silver
> > bullet, but I've heard some really good ideas here that go beyond the
> > annotations used by Linden Lab.
> >
> > matt raffel wrote:
> >> I think the point of the message is more about perception.
> >>
> >> It feels like there is an attempt to keep illegal copying of assets in
> >> Secondlife there fore that feels better than nothing at all.  If the
> >> perception of asset security can be provided in OpenSim then people will
> >> feel more positive about it.
> >>
> >> Matt
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