[IETF-IDRM] Fwd: Re: [IDRM] DRM Taxonomy work -- drm framework...

[Thomas Hardjono]

>Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 13:43:09 +1000
>From: Renato Iannella <renato@iprsystems.com>
>Subject: Re: [IDRM] DRM Taxonomy work -- drm framework...
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>--On 19/5/01 3:17 PM -0400 Thomas Hardjono wrote:
>
>>>Sam X. Sun (@S2000) wrote:
>>>Assumptions here are that everyone can obtain a copy of digital content
>>>freely, but need to acquire (e.g. via purchase) adequate rights to be
>>>able to "use" it. Depending on the rights associated to the digital
>>>content acquired by the content holder, the content holder could act as
>>>a publisher, a distributor, a retailer, or end consumer.
>>
>>This idea is cool and reflects more of the pure P2P approach.  I don't
>>know if the big players will like the notion of a Consumer (content
>>holder) taking the role of publisher/distributor/retailer.
>
>In the ebook-world, this is called "Superdistribution" and
>is a valid business model being used by them. That is, they are
>happy for consumers to pass-on their content as the recipient
>will then be re-directed to purchase a license when they try
>to open/run the content. (eg Adobe's secure PDF does this.)
>
>>OK, so here is an interesting question: can BlockBuster Video make
>>copies of videos (ie. a new instant of content) in their backroom
>>and lease them? (and I don't mean replacements for broken/stolen
>>videocassettes).
>
>Not without obtaining the "rights" to do so. I suspect that such
>video stores negotiate the rights to loan X copies from the
>video distributor (who, in turn has the "rights" to make such
>deals - granted to them by the movie rights holders)...A chain
>or layers of rights holders and permissions...
>
>
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>Cheers...Renato                       <http://purl.net/net/renato>
>Chief Scientist, IPR Systems Pty Ltd       <http://iprsystems.com>