Open Source DRM
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Wired has a column posted that talks about Sun’s DRM proposal. Regardless of whether you like or hate DRM, maybe this Open Source solution will be the lesser of two evils since it appears that DRM could be coming to a PC near you when you purchase a new video game or MP3 player.
But open-source DRM is exactly what Sun Microsystems has proposed, with its DReaM initiative. Its goal is to promulgate an open-source architecture for digital rights management that would cut across devices, regardless of the manufacturer, and assign rights to individuals rather than gadgets.
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