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Or even use VMWare, and use the Gimp to do screen capture!

Or even use VMWare, and use the Gimp to do screen capture!

Posted Sep 18, 2003 12:34 UTC (Thu) by forthy (guest, #1525)
In reply to: Or even use VMWare, and use the Gimp to do screen capture! by Ross
Parent article: An opening for OpenOffice.org

Closing the analog loophole... I suppose they want to add digital fingerprints to DRM'd images, and add fingerprint detection software to digital cameras, camcorders and all the like, so that they stop recording when they see a protected image.

And for sure, you can't use VMWare to run Longhorn or that like, because it will want an untampered TPM, not a simulated one...

This all sounds so stupid that you can't imagine people being serious about it. But apparently they are. And don't forget: Resistance is futile. If you are a supplyer, and your customer demands you to accept IRM-protected documents, you can either install Windows or lose the contract. A lot of business works because "the customer is always right". That's a sad thing, since it applies even when the customer is obviously wrong.


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