[ EEPI-Discuss ] Is DRM an aspect of the Apple switch to Intel chips?

[Joe McGuire <tinfoil@gmail.com>]

As a hardcore Mac-user, let me be the millionth to cry out in horror.
That being said, let's shed a little light on the DRM in Intel chips.

First of all, DRM isn't nice and should be fought in every courthouse
and legislative office. That being said, the DTCP-IP scheme that is in
the newest Intel chips isn't without some merit.

Now, before I'm drowned in a flood of flames, let me explain.

DCTP-IP isn't a totally closed standard like, say, FairPlay, which is
arguably a closed standard. Intel, Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony, and
Panasonic are all in on it. According to me reading of the license
statement, the founders of the standard are going to be pretty open
with it and vow not to sue anyone using the standard to encrypt their
goodies as long as it complies 100% with the standard. Even then, if
it does not comply 100% with the standard (meaning 100% compatible
with devices using the standard) content owners are given 30 days to
get it together. So far, not TOOOOOO bad. It also states that content
providers using the standard such as television or other broadcast
(not including pay-per-view or other rental services) shall not impose
unnecessary limitations that include purposely crippling the recording
by forcing it to record a less than perfect digital representation. It
also does not bar the use of analogue outputs on DTCP enabled devices.

Of course, there are some issues with it that I really don't like,
such as the No More Copies flag on audio data.

Take this all with a grain of salt. I've only taken a brief look at
the DTCP white papers so I may have missed some very important parts.
However, compared with other DRM standards, this one isn't horrible.
True FairPlay may be a little more lenient, but it isn't an open-ish
standard.


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Joe McGuire aka Tinfoil
Tinfoil Music - Digital Media and Music News
http://music.tinfoil.net

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