Title :
Copy protection technology is doomed
Author_Institution :
Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
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;