Inventive Software
10th December 2007, 21:40
This kinda startled me that a HDD manufacturer is allowed to not only do this, but get away with it! This follows on from Doom9's news post, and is another look from the BBC at how Western Digital is attempting to curb illegal file-sharing online. The problem from the consumer's point is, their software stops sharing of different file types regardless of whether it's copy-protected already or not (Windows Media protected or MP4 protected for example).
Bet the RIAA and MPAA are rubbing their hands in glee. :angry: How many more HDD manufacturers will be forced to follow suit?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7136069.stm
Mr Ross said people had to understand they did not have the rights to do whatever they wanted with digital content.
One solution could be to develop information standards to inform people about the rights and restrictions around DRM, said Mr Garland.
He said: "Content owners are entitled to give you what rights they decide to give you; when you are downloading a piece of music, for example. They are also entitled to restrict you from circumventing the DRM.
"Trying to circumvent the DRM is an offence in itself. DRM is part of the law and a legitimate method of trying to protect your copyright content."
For the music industry the future looks less and less likely to involve DRM, said Mr Garland.
He said: "There is a backlash, people are concerned. The music industry is now talking a lot more about DRM-free products. DRM hasn't been the way to overcome the copyright infringement problem."
Mr Ross said that DRM as a copy protection tool might not last much longer.
"However, DRM as a track and rights management system is here to stay - as long as the music industry exists on a royalty model," he said.
Mr Brown said the industry did not need to use DRM, nor employ laws which prohibit the bypassing of DRM, in order to protect their financial interests.
Bet the RIAA and MPAA are rubbing their hands in glee. :angry: How many more HDD manufacturers will be forced to follow suit?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7136069.stm
Mr Ross said people had to understand they did not have the rights to do whatever they wanted with digital content.
One solution could be to develop information standards to inform people about the rights and restrictions around DRM, said Mr Garland.
He said: "Content owners are entitled to give you what rights they decide to give you; when you are downloading a piece of music, for example. They are also entitled to restrict you from circumventing the DRM.
"Trying to circumvent the DRM is an offence in itself. DRM is part of the law and a legitimate method of trying to protect your copyright content."
For the music industry the future looks less and less likely to involve DRM, said Mr Garland.
He said: "There is a backlash, people are concerned. The music industry is now talking a lot more about DRM-free products. DRM hasn't been the way to overcome the copyright infringement problem."
Mr Ross said that DRM as a copy protection tool might not last much longer.
"However, DRM as a track and rights management system is here to stay - as long as the music industry exists on a royalty model," he said.
Mr Brown said the industry did not need to use DRM, nor employ laws which prohibit the bypassing of DRM, in order to protect their financial interests.