February 13, 2007 at 08:45Microsoft has announced a new DRM system: PlayReady
Despite aggressive and radical condemnation by users of DRM systems, Microsoft has announced a new DRM system: PlayReady.
The system is designed for mobile systems and allows you to provide a subscription, rental, viewing fee, preview and "super-distribution" (hmm? Maybe they mean copying with authorization) not only for native formats, but also for third-party formats including, AAC and H .264.
In addition, the PlayReady system will have backward compatibility with the DRM system used by WM 10, so that your films received through the Vongo service or songs from the Napster service will be played when replacing the current DRM system with a new one.
Already, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Telefónica, O2, and Bouygues operators have joined the discussion on the use of DRM systems in new services. The key point of the new DRM system will be the question of whether Microsoft will license it for other vendors and software platforms that use only formats other than WMA / WMV (for example, H.264), but at the moment there have been no statements about the possibility of such licensing. PlayReady for desktops.
Sources: Microsoft Engadget.com
The system is designed for mobile systems and allows you to provide a subscription, rental, viewing fee, preview and "super-distribution" (hmm? Maybe they mean copying with authorization) not only for native formats, but also for third-party formats including, AAC and H .264.
In addition, the PlayReady system will have backward compatibility with the DRM system used by WM 10, so that your films received through the Vongo service or songs from the Napster service will be played when replacing the current DRM system with a new one.
Already, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Telefónica, O2, and Bouygues operators have joined the discussion on the use of DRM systems in new services. The key point of the new DRM system will be the question of whether Microsoft will license it for other vendors and software platforms that use only formats other than WMA / WMV (for example, H.264), but at the moment there have been no statements about the possibility of such licensing. PlayReady for desktops.
Sources: Microsoft Engadget.com