Sun Micro announces open-source DRM project

Iria · Aug 21, 2005, 10:37 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc., weighing in on the fractious issue of protecting copyrighted digital content, on Sunday announced a project it calls the Open Media Commons initiative aimed at creating an open-source, royalty-free digital-rights management standard.

The issue of digital-rights management, or DRM, has spurred a number of plans to protect content, ranging from standards for mobile phones, digital music players, CDs, DVDs and other media, available from InterTrust, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer Inc., Sony Corp. and others.

Sun is now throwing its hat in the ring, and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz argues that the growing number of rival DRM standards that are incompatible with one another could stifle innovation and economic growth.
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Matth · Aug 22, 2005, 05:57 PM

Open source DRM?

Surely the two concepts are both opposing and incompatible.

Anyone actually committed to open source, would see DRM as an unwanted way of dictating the way of acccessing content.

And if DRM were truly open source, it would be impossible to enforce any restrictions.

Aug 21, 2005, 10:37 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Sun Micro announces open-source DRM project SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc., weighing in on the fractious issue of protecting copyrighted digital content, on Sunday announced a project it calls the Open Media Commons initiative aimed at creating an open-source, royalty-free digital-rights management standard. The issue of digital-rights management, or DRM, has spurred a number of plans to protect content, ranging from standards for mobile phones, digital music players, CDs, DVDs and other media, available from InterTrust, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer Inc., Sony Corp. and others. Sun is now throwing its hat in the ring, and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz argues that the growing number of rival DRM standards that are incompatible with one another could stifle innovation and economic growth. __________ Read More / Source: Reuters

Aug 22, 2005, 05:57 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Open source DRM? Surely the two concepts are both opposing and incompatible. Anyone actually committed to open source, would see DRM as an unwanted way of dictating the way of acccessing content. And if DRM were truly open source, it would be impossible to enforce any restrictions.