[IETF-IDRM] Re: IDRM research group closed

[chris mollis]

OpenIPMP implements a reference-platform DRM system for mpeg4 audio/video,
and mpeg1-L3 audio..  Please download at
www.sourceforge.net/projects/openipmp.

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Subject: [IETF-IDRM] Re: IDRM research group closed


> Dear All,
>
> > For myself personally for example, there is quite a bit of interest but
no
> > corporate sponsorship. As an earlier correspondent pointed out,
commercial
> > demand is, whether we like it or not, a significant factor for such
> efforts.
>
> my personal impression is that there is a huge commercial demand, but no
> commercial sponsorship.
>
> In the Musicnetwork project we are also addressing protection issues. And
> publishers are very interested in DRM technologies. But they need more
> informations about DRM - but not only on technical but also on legal
issues. And the
> same is true for customers. E.g. most of them are afraid of DRM solutions
> because of technical obstacles like audio files which can be played only
on a
> specific hardware device.
>
> And maybe developers of DRM technology do not foresee the importance of a
> common standard due to users' demands: No user wants to buy a digital item
> which is sooner or later worthless because it will be in an "encrypted
bottle".
>
> Maybe this is just due to that fact that DRM technology is quite a new
> field. But enlightment and the availability of information would improve
the
> acceptance and therefore the development of DRM technologies by content
owners,
> providers and customers. So far it seems that DRM development is only
> technologists driven.
>
> Maybe this picture is coloured too dark. But I am looking forward for your
> comments.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Martin Schmucker
>
> @Gord: I will add you link to the forum of musicnetwork
>        (http://www.interactivemusicnetwork.org).
>
>
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