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Here's the DRM support I could get behind

Here's the DRM support I could get behind

Posted Dec 13, 2005 10:54 UTC (Tue) by job (subscriber, #670)
In reply to: Here's the DRM support I could get behind by drag
Parent article: GStreamer to support DRM

gpg encryption is pretty much the same thing, just without the buzz-word-ness

Not really. Encryption is about you hiding your data so unauthorized people can't view it.

DRM is about some people deciding what you are allowed to do with their data (and the abstract idea that they can give you some data while they retain ownership). This is typically something you do with laws. If there is encryption involved it's either just for show or something useless the lawyers require.


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