Well, it (CPRM) is described in the DDJ Editorial (march 2001), and
according to this web page:
http://www.dvdcca.org/4centity/tech/cprm/
it is already at version 0.9, courtesy of IBM, Intel, Matsushita and
Toshiba.
Having read a few more thibngs, saying 'all hard disks' is a bit OTT.
CPRM is targetted at the AT/ATAPI interface.
And Richard Stallman apparently is taking CPRM very seriously.
Interestingly, Microsoft are opposing this 'initiative' - must be
strange to see M$ as a potential ally in adversity!
Richard Dobson
Jim Peters wrote:
>
> Richard Dobson wrote:
> > Not necessarily! If the audio industry pressure, to require ~all~ hard
> > disks to implement copy prevention for anything deemed copyrighted,
> > wins, no OS will be immune. Better start stockpiling disks, while there
> > is still time.
>
> Relax, this isn't technically feasible. Your HD wouldn't be capable
> of storing arbitrary binary data in that case, making it useless -
> unless you're happy to have your OS fall over regularly due to false
> detections of copyright violations.
>
> Jim
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