Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 2nd Feb 2007 11:33 UTC, submitted by frik85
"As Vista's deployment ramps up, news has begun to circulate that its highly regarded Protected Media Path has been defeated. The Protected Media Path is an array of Digital Rights Management technologies that allows 'premium content' to be 'enjoyed' by the consumer. The individual that has been labeled responsible for this feat is Alex Ionescu. Alex Ionescu is highly experienced and talented programmer whose primary work concentrates on the community-based ReactOS project. ReactOS is an open source operating system based on the Windows architecture. To get a better understanding of his work, Slyck.com interviewed Alex who dispelled many of the myths surrounding his work, while also providing insight into his accomplishments."
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Why say no to Vista? how about an easier way - just say no to DRM music - thats what I have done; I don't purchase music via the internet because of DRM and the low quality; as I've said in the past, until they come out with DRM-free FLAC encoded music, I'll stick to purchasing music cds that are unencumbered by DRM and the likes.
Same goes for a mirade of other things that are out there, that will utilise DRM and the secure path; I've said this once and say it again, what is BlueRay/HD-DVD actually bringing to the media world besides bigger storage? have these media companies ever thought about purging their DVD's of that free behind the scenes crap to free up space?
I'll be purchasing Vista along with Office 2007, but I won't be purchasing any of the DRM music or videos - I hardly think that Microsoft should be punished for the decisions of the media company; did Microsoft have a choice? sure, if they wanted to lose out to a rival, and for the management team to lose their jobs for making what the shareholders would consider an irresponsible business decision.
It is YOU the consumer that decide whether DRM succeeds by whether YOU purchase DRM encumbered media - only YOU have that power; Microsoft may provide the DRM facilities for media companies, but it still rests on us the consumer to decide whether or not to purchase the said media.