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

[Len Brown]

*DRM = FAIL*

On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Karen Palen <karen_palen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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