Microsoft allows basic DRM for windows media on a User's PC, if you
rip your own CDs you can DRM them. The problems with this scheme are
ridiculous though, for a number of reasons. First is that you have no
control over which computers are licensed and, if you can't license a
certain computer to play them then that's it. You cannot deauthorize a
computer that has been authorized and, if I remember correctly, your
maximum number of computers is three. This means that, if you have to
reinstall Windows, often the new installation will count as a second
or third computer, as it's based partly on the windows product ID (not
the product key). In other words, you may not eventually be able to
play your own rips.
Obviously another issue, or maybe not depending on how you look at it,
is that this effectively makes your content Windows only. No other
platform can play DRMed windows media, save for some portable players
that MS has allowed and even that can be iffy, have a look at the
recent "Plays For Sure" issues. No other PC platform can or will be
able to play them--not OS X, not UNIX, nothing and this isn't likely
to change.
On Dec 2, 2008, at 18:06, Brent Harding wrote:
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]
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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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