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[FYI] Guilty until proven innocent - DRM the mobile phone way



<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/15/oma_drm_for_phones/>

Guilty until proven innocent - DRM the mobile phone way
By John Lettice
Published Thursday 15th July 2004 12:18 GMT

Digital Rights Management on mobile phones hasn't so far been much of 
an issue, but with highly capable multimedia devices and mobile music 
download services starting to appear, that is going to change. And 
the bad news for the consumer is that the phone industry appears to 
have learned from the PC business, where DRM can still be resisted 
because you still have a choice. Handset manufacturers and mobile 
phone networks, on the other hand, have a power beyond Microsoft's 
wildest dreams, because they really can outlaw non-DRM compliant 
devices. Up to a point.   

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