On Thursday 19 April 2007 23:50, James Richard Tyrer wrote: > gary sheppard wrote: > > > Probably better think about DRM legalities. > > This is something which I have considered. Vista uses DRM based on > system software. Some of it has already been cracked. This probably > hasn't pleased the relevant DRM groups. I think that it would be > possible for us to make a system where software could NOT disable > encryption. DRM questions would be handled by an independent OTP MCU > soldered and potted to the board and not using any surface traces for > control signals. IIUC, this would meet the requirements of the > license agreement. This would be much more secure than Vista and I > would hope that it would make the DRM groups very happy since the > integrity of encryption would not be dependent on a software driver.
Of course, there is the question of whether we _want_ to make the DRM groups happy. Making them happy seems to involve pissing off legitimate customers of content. This realisation seems to be dawning in the online music sector at least, and DRM systems are starting to be disabled. Perpetuating the myth of unhackable DRM will not do anybody any good. Well except for the makers of DRM systems. Lourens
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