From: Shawn <core@enodev.com>
To: Dean McEwan <dean_mcewan@linuxmail.org>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Digital Rights Management - An idea
Date: 14 May 2003 09:27:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1052922455.8930.2.camel@www.enodev.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030514083039.26350.qmail@linuxmail.org>
How exactly would you do this specifically for "downloaded" files except
by snooping into every ftp/http, much less having to decrypt the
protocols like https or scp?
Anyway, assuming you meant "downloaded file == any file", that's simple,
and already being discussed, most likely by companies like TiVo, etc.
On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 03:30, Dean McEwan wrote:
> I had an idea for DRM, what about a kernel that forces everything downloaded to have a
> valid signature, and doesn't let the file/program be accessed otherwise?
>
> We could discuss ideas now, move on to code examples next, and then draw up a whitepaper,
>
> All those who are interested mail me.
>
> ---
> Dean.
> DM TECH.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-05-14 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-05-14 8:30 Digital Rights Management - An idea Dean McEwan
2003-05-14 8:39 ` Paul Rolland
2003-05-14 10:50 ` Alan Cox
2003-05-14 14:27 ` Shawn [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-05-14 15:40 Dean McEwan
2003-05-14 16:46 ` Shawn
2003-05-15 9:25 ` Paul Rolland
2003-05-15 10:46 Dean McEwan
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