JamieG Analysis

Adobe is releasing the specification to the (RTMP) protocols that flash player uses.  In a nut shell.
“… developers will be free to use their own technological measures to secure content. The RTMP specification does not provide any requirement or restrictions on a developer’s own measures to secure content.”
See the full Adobe release here.
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Recently Apple Shuts Down iPod Interoperability Effort.
The reasons stated was because those using it where taking advantage of the information to reverse engineer FairPlay.  This is not the case.  The real reason was because those using it where trying to develop software that let Ipods plug into NON-apple (Itunes) software.
Ie, unlock the iPod from itunes.
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In a recent post called “A fly in Steve’s soup (Apple’s path to online video)” I wrote about how Apple is bringing together a digital media ecosystem that could become a total end to end solution for playing all you media.  Buy once and play everywhere, but with a DRM systems.  Apple’s DRM system of [...]

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A long time ago, before I started this blog (Over 2 years ago), I spent a lot of time on writing comments to other blogs.  Specifically about DRM and its only real roll, if it had any at all, in the future of digital media. In general I was usually flamed with no one even [...]

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UPDATE: Angelo Tilocca has contacted me and has pointed out what we both consider to be a misunderstanding.  To clear it all up, let me quote him in regards to the use of Microsoft and Silverlight by the ABC.
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Thanks James.

Confirming that ABC Commercial has launched its integrated ABC Shop
Media Player and its Downloads [...]

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