<b>DRM = FAIL</b><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Karen Palen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:karen_palen@yahoo.com">karen_palen@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Sadly like so many schemes that only works until some crook fakes the "do not copy flag" or something similar.<br>
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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.<br>
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They are always a good check of what works and what doesn't!<br>
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I found more than 1000 items, including all kinds of MP3s, software, and "hacks"!<br>
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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!<br>
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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.<br>
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Karen<br>
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--- On Wed, 2/24/10, Master_Mirage <<a href="mailto:mirage123@verizon.net">mirage123@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> From: Master_Mirage <<a href="mailto:mirage123@verizon.net">mirage123@verizon.net</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Speaking of Content Theft, How About Our Own Backyard?<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:opensim-users@lists.berlios.de">opensim-users@lists.berlios.de</a><br>
</div>> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:43 PM<br>
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> Actulay ill dabble in a bit of what IF here. 1st off<br>
> blocking users or<br>
> clients isant the problem and as we know not effective<br>
> really.<br>
> The problem is the content it selph has no safegurds.<br>
> In my way of thinking at this stage of opensimulator dev.<br>
> We can add in<br>
> some.<br>
> One could be what ill call a 3rd state of perms. for<br>
> example: I make a chair<br>
> i set it no copy. That could also set a 3rd state that sets<br>
> a NO EXPORT FLAG<br>
> to the assest server. Now lets say i do want to give it<br>
> away to anyone. So i<br>
> set it so anyone can copy. It would then drop the no export<br>
> flag from the<br>
> oject and insted add the users water mark. That item can<br>
> now be exported and<br>
> be traceable at the same time.<br>
><br>
> Other Opensimulators can test for the watermark and export<br>
> flag used to<br>
> decide if it can be imported. (might help keep fakes out).<br>
> Watermarks could<br>
> be portable for the user that can be used to authenticate<br>
> them as the<br>
> creator and where it was 1st made evan if its on another<br>
> grid.<br>
><br>
> Im shure i havent thought this thru well enough but i still<br>
> feel protection<br>
> of content has to be part of the content its selph. At<br>
> least the abuilty to<br>
> do things like that would give Opensimulator the tools to<br>
> make a good 1st<br>
> step twords anti-content theft.<br>
><br>
> I know all this is alot more complicated todo than it<br>
> sounds and thats why<br>
> its just a What If .<br>
><br>
><br>
> :-)<br>
> --<br>
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