Music to mobile to PC DRM
p2p news / p2pnet: Microsoft and DRM outfit CoreMedia say their new deal will mean a, "trusted platform for seamless exchange of premium protected content" between mobiles and PCs.
But so far, no wireless carrier has signed up, says PC Magazine, going on:
"The deal may also lock down content further. According to one carrier, music purchased from its music store may already be shared between a PC and the phone, although the purchase allows two copies of the song to be downloaded, one each to the phone and the PC.
"The deal would allow OMA DRM 2.0 protected content to be exported from mobile handsets to the PC and played using Windows Media Player."
CoreMedia said it had integrated the Windows Media DRM SDK into its own "content protection technology and rights-management technology," says the story, adding:
"To date, carriers like Verizon’s V Cast music store sidestep the DRM issues by allowing users to download two copies of a song: a lower-bitrate version to the phone, to minimize the file size and download bandwidth, and a higher-quality version for the PC. Sprint’s music store uses a similar model."
All corporate efforts to control what people do with product they’ve paid good money for notwithstanding, DRM can’t work.
Anything which can be seen and/or heard can, and will be copied.
Also See:
CoreMedia – CoreMedia collaborates with Microsoft for Convergent Content Services – Bridging the Gap between Mobile Music and the PC, April 24, 2006
PC Magazine – Microsoft Deal Allows Phones To Share Songs With PC, April 25, 2006
