I don't know if there's a way to do it on any platform without subscribing
to something. I wonder how hard it is to encode Windows Media with DRM
protection?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Jurgensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: Trying to DRM something
Hi,
Jacob,
I'll make it a streaming content, since that will allow people to log in
and read it.
Thanks for lseitning,Alex,
On 29-Nov-08, at 12:32 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
Hi Alex
In order to apply DRM, you need to have a license for a DRM scheme,
either that or create one yourself. The mp4 container, which is what
iTunes uses, is capable of handling just about any stream including any
drm you may wish to use. Apple does not provide any way for the users to
DRM their content, and there's no such thing as an open source DRM
scheme--after all, that would hardly make any sense would it? Apple
licenses the Fair Play drm scheme, currently they use version 3, it is
not something they develop, and they cannot provide this functionality
to the end user without breaking their agreement.
Remember, DRM isn't going to protect your content. If someone wants it
badly enough, they will get it, and it generally provides restrictions
and inconveniences only to those who acquire the content under your
terms--in other words, the hackers are only inconvenienced for a bit,
and legitimate users are inconvenienced all the time. Also bare in mind
that this will lock out some operating systems or platforms. Linux, for
example, has no DRM support whatsoever, so if you want other platforms
besides Mac and/ or Windows to be able to play your content you need to
stay away from DRM altogether or, of course, develop an application or
plugin for those platforms that can handle your DRM. And then, of
course, there's portable devices such as iPods...
You might want to consider another approach, i.e. perhaps make it a
streaming content that is only available for a certain length of time.
This would mean you wouldn't need a drm license, or need to create a drm
encryption scheme yourself, you could handle distributing the streaming
via php or some other web language.
Other than that, you'll have to look into various DRMs, and what their
costs are.
On Nov 29, 2008, at 13:46, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
All,
I want to put DRM on some content I have made so that it can be played
only for a specified period of time. Say you download it. I want it to
be playable between May the 1st and June the first. How do you do this
on the Mac? Does any utility work with Voiceover?
Thanks foer lisetneing,
Alex,
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