[opendtv] News: Sun pushes open-source DRM scheme
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- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:29:40 -0400
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/22/sun_open_source_drm/
Sun pushes open-source DRM scheme
By John Leyden
Published Monday 22nd August 2005 10:43 GMT
Sun Microsystems stepped into the fractious arena of digital
copyright protection this week with plans for an open-source,
royalty-free digital rights management (DRM) standard. The Open Media
Commons initiative aims to address concerns that a growing number of
incompatible download schemes might frustrate consumers and hold back
growth in the download market.
To get the ball rolling, Sun is releasing its code from its Project
DReaM (DRM/everywhere available) program under the open-source Common
Development and Distribution License (CDDL). It's inviting other
firms to join the initiative which involves the development of a
device independent DRM standard - called DRM Opera - and user-based
(as opposed to device-based) licensing.
Analysts said Sun would need to get content owners, software
developers and device makers on board for the project to succeed.
"It's important they're making this effort but what will be the proof
points are when the rights holders (to the digital content) and
device makers get on board," Gartner analyst Mike McGuire told
Reuters.
Sun's initiative pushes into an arena already staked out by numerous
players. Microsoft, Sony and Apple all have their own proprietary DRM
technology while a consortium of telcos and handset makers are
developing a DRM standard - called the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) -
for mobiles. Meanwhile a group called Coral, which includes record
labels and technology firms, is striving to establish DRM
interoperability standards.
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