On 12/05/13 01:29, t3g wrote:
I have no technical backing for this, but what if video on the server was encrypted with a public GnuPG key and when it was streamed to your web browser, a private key (for which you bought) unlocked it? Of course if we went down the private key route, it doesn't stop people from distributing that private key with the video on BitTorrent.
That seems like a reasonable business model. Of course, the process would have to be made easier for users that aren't tech-savvy. Technically that wouldn't be DRM, because a user would still have complete control over his/her computer. DRM is when a distributor encrypts something that can only be decrypted by a proprietary program. I doubt the movie industry would have interest in such a scheme. Why? Because DRM isn't so much about "content protection" (how many movies/songs are seeded online?) but more about software and hardware monopolisation (one must seek approval to be able to decrypt restricted content).
