DRM and copy protection coming to JPEG images
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/14/jpeg-copy-protection/
So much for hopes that the tech industry would back away
from copyright protection any time soon. The Joint Photographic
Experts Group recently launched a Privacy & Security initiative
that potentially brings digital rights management (DRM) to
regular JPEG images, not just the specialized JPEG 2000 format.
The proposal could protect your privacy by encrypting metadata
(such as where you took a photo), but it could also prevent you
from copying or opening some pictures. Needless to say, that
opens up a can of worms when it comes to fair use rights. If
someone slapped DRM on a photo, you couldn't use it for news,
research or remixed art -- many of the internet memes you know
wouldn't be possible.
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Good luck with screen grabbers, guys.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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