Comments on: Random Fire 4 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Geeklawyer http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15708 Geeklawyer Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:22:46 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15708 If DRM is not welded into the kernel with magic anti-tamper pixie dust they'll say it's too vulnerable to trust. If it's in the app everyone will just intercept the video/audio stream etc. It has a piss poor record I'll agree but thats what they want: pixie dust. I heard it direct from the lips of the Siemens (?) guy working on iPlayer for the BBC - at LugRadio in Wolverhampton a couple of weeks back. Thats what content providers want so the Beeb says it must comply: I don't buy that 100% but there ya go. If DRM is not welded into the kernel with magic anti-tamper pixie dust they’ll say it’s too vulnerable to trust. If it’s in the app everyone will just intercept the video/audio stream etc.

It has a piss poor record I’ll agree but thats what they want: pixie dust. I heard it direct from the lips of the Siemens (?) guy working on iPlayer for the BBC - at LugRadio in Wolverhampton a couple of weeks back.

Thats what content providers want so the Beeb says it must comply: I don’t buy that 100% but there ya go.

]]> By: David Cantrell http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15707 David Cantrell Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:53:41 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15707 So what if there's no DRM software for Linux? Just build it into the application. And when, exactly, was the last time DRM stopped *anyone* from doing what they like with your audio file? So what if there’s no DRM software for Linux? Just build it into the application.

And when, exactly, was the last time DRM stopped *anyone* from doing what they like with your audio file?

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]]> By: University Update - Linux - Random Fire 4 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15696 University Update - Linux - Random Fire 4 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:46:04 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2007/07/25/random-fire-4/#comment-15696 [...] Link to Article linux Random Fire 4 » Posted at GeekLawyer’s Blog » A barrister gossips & [...] […] Link to Article linux Random Fire 4 » Posted at GeekLawyer’s Blog » A barrister gossips & […]

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