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Re: [MPlayer-users] license acquisition (hockey)


To: "MPlayer usage questions, feature requests, bug reports" <mplayer-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] license acquisition (hockey)
From: Reshat Sabiq <sabiq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 20:43:19 -0500
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RC wrote:
On Mon, 2 May 2005 20:45:34 +1000
Adam Nielsen <a.nielsen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  
I was looking into this some time back, and there was a (probably
illegal) program floating around that could remove the DRM protection
provided you had a valid license. 
    

Microsoft's second version of their WMV DRM was cracked before it was
even released, IIRC.  Their version-1 DRM has never been cracked AFAIK,
and is the only DRM you ever see in-use on WMV files.

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In an ideal world, DRM would be implemented based on public key encryption, so that the same content can be played anywhere as long as you have the private key. MS DRM appears to be another implementation that locks one into MS software. I wonder if there could be some legislation attempt to perhaps require any such standard to not force a lock-in? Perhaps this could stem from EU...

Maybe i'll post this thought on the list where Linus wrote, but i'm a little guy (with his one eye). :)
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