Compsci 182s, Spring 2006, DRM Systems
Be prepared to present for five minutes about the DRM systems you're
assigned below. In your presentation you should answer the questions
below as they pertain to the DRM system on which you're reporting.
You should submit a one-slide powerpoint "presentation" that will
summarize your five-minute discussion. Alternatively, you can
send us a summary of your presentation in outline format.
The point is to learn about DRM systems, not to make a cool powerpoint
presentation.
- What copyright content does the DRM system protect?
- What action(s) does the system prevent
- access
- fair-use copying, (e.g., backup)
- re-distribution
- derivative works (non-perfect copies),
- price-class violations, e.g., reselling your academic-license
copy of Office, or region-restricted goods, or ...
- Who invented the DRM system and when?
- Has it been cracked? By Whom? When? Repercussion for cracking?
You can work on your own or together as inclinations and schedules
permit.
- Symon Perriman, Congi Wu, WMA subscriptions
- Bart Bressler, Matt Hooks, Adobe PDF e-books
- Tabie Swanson, 30-day trial downloads (self-disabling software)
- Harish Srinivasan, Brandon Johnson, x-box
- Chris Morgan, Katie Dawson, site-licensing
- Mike Haley, Victoria Woodbury, iTunes
- Brent Blakesley, Zach Marshall, direct-TV
- Sam Louis, css, decss, region-playing
- Vinh Nguyen, Tomas Barreto, broadcast flag
- Alex Putterman, Jadrian Miles, HDMI/HDCP
- Owen Wendland, Joanna Shih, software activation (e.g., XP/Office activation)
Owen L. Astrachan
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