[Opensim-users] Speaking of Content Theft, How About Our Own Backyard?

[Karen Palen]

Sadly like so many schemes that only works until some crook fakes the "do not copy flag" or something similar.

Even something which is a "closely held" as the IPod has similar problems. I did a search for Ipod apps on Pirate Bay the other day. 

They are always a good check of what works and what doesn't!

I found more than 1000 items, including all kinds of MP3s, software, and "hacks"!

Many many very competent people have worked on Digital Rights Management (DRM), but as far as I know there has never been any solution worth the trouble and hassle involved!

That doesn't stop the snake oil salesman from claiming to have "the ultimate" solution of course.We are seeing that on Second Life right now.

Karen

--- On Wed, 2/24/10, Master_Mirage <mirage123 at verizon.net> wrote:

> From: Master_Mirage <mirage123 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Speaking of Content Theft, How About Our Own  Backyard?
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:43 PM
> 
> Actulay ill dabble in a bit of what IF here. 1st off
> blocking users or
> clients isant the problem and as we know not effective
> really. 
> The problem is the content it selph has no safegurds. 
> In my way of thinking at this stage of opensimulator dev.
> We can add in
> some.
> One could be what ill call a 3rd state of perms. for
> example: I make a chair
> i set it no copy. That could also set a 3rd state that sets
> a NO EXPORT FLAG
> to the assest server. Now lets say i do want to give it
> away to anyone. So i
> set it so anyone can copy. It would then drop the no export
> flag from the
> oject and insted add the users water mark. That item can
> now be exported and
> be traceable at the same time.
> 
> Other Opensimulators can test for the watermark and export
> flag used to
> decide if it can be imported. (might help keep fakes out).
> Watermarks could
> be portable for the user that can be used to authenticate
> them as the
> creator and where it was 1st made evan if its on another
> grid.
> 
> Im shure i havent thought this thru well enough but i still
> feel protection
> of content has to be part of the content its selph. At
> least the abuilty to
> do things like that would give Opensimulator the tools to
> make a good 1st
> step twords anti-content theft.
> 
> I know all this is alot more complicated todo than it
> sounds and thats why
> its just a What If . 
> 
> 
> :-)
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