Comments on: Interesting alternative to DRM http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/ The personal web site of Eirik Solheim Tue, 22 May 2012 12:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: lenny http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2667 lenny Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:22:50 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2667 hi all. want to get stuff WITHOUT DRM? just check this out: http://mp3skyline.com it's defenitely challengin allofmp3.com with the choice of music!! hi all.

want to get stuff WITHOUT DRM?
just check this out: http://mp3skyline.com
it’s defenitely challengin allofmp3.com with the choice of music!!

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2666 Eirikso Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:26:46 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2666 I am no expert at these kinds of techology, but I think there are two ways of doing this. Hide the watermark in the bitsream without influencing the image. Or, actually make the watermark visible in the image and thus degrading the quality. I'll try to find more info about the details of Streamburst's solution. I am no expert at these kinds of techology, but I think there are two ways of doing this. Hide the watermark in the bitsream without influencing the image. Or, actually make the watermark visible in the image and thus degrading the quality.

I’ll try to find more info about the details of Streamburst’s solution.

]]> By: Tomas http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2661 Tomas Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:26:24 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2661 Eirikso: I thought the watermark was encoded into the bitstream, which is the picture (or audio)... If they keep it outside of it, it would be alot easier for a hacker to locate it...or? Eirikso: I thought the watermark was encoded into the bitstream, which is the picture (or audio)… If they keep it outside of it, it would be alot easier for a hacker to locate it…or?

]]> By: Helge Olav Helgesen http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2665 Helge Olav Helgesen Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:48:37 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2665 Agree. Cool way to do so! I also loved allofmp3.com befure RIAA/US goverment shut them down and they started to spam their customers. Agree. Cool way to do so! I also loved allofmp3.com befure RIAA/US goverment shut them down and they started to spam their customers.

]]> By: Eirikso http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2664 Eirikso Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:24:15 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2664 Tomas: The tag is more like "Your name on the three first seconds of the movie", like in the screen shot in this post. The movie starts at once, but the text "Welcome Eirik Solheim" is displayed on top for the first two or three seconds. As far as I know the watermark is purely electronic and not visible in the video in any ways. Tomas:
The tag is more like “Your name on the three first seconds of the movie”, like in the screen shot in this post. The movie starts at once, but the text “Welcome Eirik Solheim” is displayed on top for the first two or three seconds.

As far as I know the watermark is purely electronic and not visible in the video in any ways.

]]> By: Onno http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 Onno Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:29:36 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2662 @Alyssa: size as protection is interesting. But it is a battle very similar to encription techniques. Cat and mouse. first people downloaded/shared MP3's then DivX movies, then lossless audio, then complete DVD images. Currently, many people download/share HD-DVD movies of more than 10Gig. All thanks to degrading prices and higher bandwith for my internet connection. @Alyssa:
size as protection is interesting.
But it is a battle very similar to encription techniques.
Cat and mouse.
first people downloaded/shared MP3′s then DivX movies, then lossless audio, then complete DVD images.
Currently, many people download/share HD-DVD movies of more than 10Gig.
All thanks to degrading prices and higher bandwith for my internet connection.

]]> By: Alyssa http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Alyssa Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:26:11 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2660 Streamburst is definitely an interesting way to combat piracy. I've felt this for awhile -- the only way to convince people to protect their content is to mark it with identifying marks. Most people would hesitate to share their videos with strangers if their name was stamped on it. I read a somewhat different perspective on the whole matter. One blogger put it nicely when he said "size is still the best copy protection for high-quality video files": http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2006/10/recorded_video_.html - Alyssa Streamburst is definitely an interesting way to combat piracy. I’ve felt this for awhile — the only way to convince people to protect their content is to mark it with identifying marks. Most people would hesitate to share their videos with strangers if their name was stamped on it.

I read a somewhat different perspective on the whole matter. One blogger put it nicely when he said “size is still the best copy protection for high-quality video files”:

http://advancedmediacommittee.typepad.com/emmyadvancedmedia/2006/10/recorded_video_.html

- Alyssa

]]> By: Tomas http://eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-2663 Tomas Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:34:31 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/2007/02/27/interesting-alternative-to-drm/#comment-2663 Yep...I agree. And I would buy that as long as these criteria is met: - The watermark is in no way degrading the quality of the content (artifacts on screen etc) - The 3 second tag should be 1-10 frames instead. Or at least maximum 1 second. But of course. Way better than DRM. Yep…I agree.

And I would buy that as long as these criteria is met:
- The watermark is in no way degrading the quality of the content (artifacts on screen etc)
- The 3 second tag should be 1-10 frames instead. Or at least maximum 1 second.

But of course. Way better than DRM.

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