> I am trying to implement a DRM solution around Flash movie ... > I want to use GNash as the flash player.
The creators of Gnash (and other GNU software) are not interested in having you build freedom-killing DRM systems, by building on the results of our hard work. We wrote our licenses to prevent you. Gnash's license does not allow it to be used for a DRM system. See clause 3 of the GPL here: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html Basically, users are free to modify their GPL-licensed software to defeat your DRM system. There is no legal penalty for doing so, because the software defines itself as "not an effective technological measure" under the legal support for building monopolies with DRM. A DRM system that every user is legally and technically free to defeat is not much of a DRM system. (By the way, you also can't install Gnash into a product for use by consumers, without giving its users a way to install improved versions of Gnash into the product. See clause 6 and the three paragraphs there that talk about "User Product"s. These improved versions can include improvements that defeat your DRM. If you go ahead anyway and put unchangeable Gnash binaries into a user product despite Gnash's license, you would be infringing FSF.ORG's copyright on gnash, and FSF would likely come after you. The penalties for willful copyright violation for commercial gain are quite high.) So please don't use our software to try to build your monopoly. I recommend that you re-examine why you think you want or need DRM. Consider coming out from behind the Mickey Mouse Iron Curtain and joining the free world. Freedom always needs more supporters. John Gilmore _______________________________________________ Gnash-dev mailing list Gnash-dev@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnash-dev
