[IETF-IDRM] RE: [IDRM] Disband or recharter IDRM?

[Mark Baugher]

hi Martin,

At 02:36 PM 12/17/2002 +0100, Martin Schmucker wrote:
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>>I don't mean to call it "the bad guy."  But I think that it is not always 
>>needed for internet entertainment applications.  Besides that, 
>>practically every DRM service that may need cryptography is under 
>>development or planned by some industry group.
>
>Is IDRM limited to internet entertainment? Also I didn't get the point 
>with the cryptography and its connection with industry groups. Could 
>somebody please explain that to me?

No, IDRM is not limited to internet entertainment.  My point about 
cryptography is this:  It is being widely applied to DRM by practically 
every standards body or industry group that is developing DRM standards and 
technology.


>>If a party does not have a vested interest in protecting a secret in a 
>>device it controls, then I don't think cryptography is appropriate.  So 
>>one value, if I'm using the word properly, is that we need a DRM where 
>>each party has a vested interest to use content works in an authorized way.
>
>Concerning the use of cryptography, I think it is essential at least for 
>the exchange of information from the rights owner to the customer. I don't 
>think that a cryptography-free DRM system is possible. What would be its 
>benefits?

I agree.

thanks, Mark



>Best wishes,
>Martin