• DocumentCode
    1539214
  • Title

    Copy protection technology is doomed

  • Author

    Wallach, Dan S.

  • Author_Institution
    Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    49
  • Abstract
    Those determined to bypass copy-protection technologies have always found ways to do so - and always will. A copyright holder´s best protection lies in creating an attractive business model. The only way to prevent teenage girls from freely sharing boy-band MP3s will be to provide a reasonably priced service that´s irresistibly better than free file sharing. Some vendors are beginning to offer flat-rate subscription services that appear to be a step in the right direction. Any other technology, business model or legal framework is simply doomed
  • Keywords
    commerce; copy protection; copyright; reproduction (copying); tariffs; business model; copy protection technology; copyright holder; file sharing; flat-rate subscription services; legal framework; price; vendors; Companies; Digital audio players; Educational institutions; Internet; Marketing and sales; Music; Needles; Protection; Robustness; Watermarking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.955098
  • Filename
    955098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1539214