- From: Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@hsivonen.fi>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:14:13 +0300
- To: public-restrictedmedia@w3.org
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:16 PM, piranna@gmail.com <piranna@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I don't know of any DRM system that hasn't been broken totally > or partially until this moment... :-) Also, some of the billionare DRM > systems has ben broken in just some hours, is that enough proof that > they are useless? :-D As long as law-abiding technology providers worry that the broken DRM system still constitutes an “effective technical protection measure” legally, their hands are tied in terms of what features they can ship. In other words, broken DRM systems are still useful for controlling what features are available in mainstream on-brand mass-market consumer products. Consider HDCP. It has been reported that the keys for HDCP were leaked. It has been reported that it’s possible to buy an HDCP ripper. Still, you don’t see HDCP ripping functionality in consumer electronics sold on the high-street from the well-known brands that in the past made VCRs and recording audio cassette decks available. -- Henri Sivonen hsivonen@hsivonen.fi http://hsivonen.iki.fi/
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