RFID Tags for Digital Rights Management 277
mathemaniac writes "RFID Journal is running a story about a group of researchers at UCLA working on a new RFID application that would provide consumers a means of watching DVDs of movies as soon as they hit the theaters. It could also be used to address one of Hollywood's biggest concerns: piracy of digital content. The group is researching a method of using RFID as a tool for digital rights management (DRM), wherein technologies are employed to protect media files from unauthorized use."
This has some possibilities... (Score:5, Funny)
What do you mean it's already been done [slashdot.org]?
Oh well, back to the drawing board.
You gotta be kidding me (Score:5, Funny)
Simpler solution: (Score:5, Funny)
Forumalic Post (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Pr0n example (Score:5, Funny)
The pr0n industry is successful because guys like tits.
If you have a hammer everything is a nail (Score:3, Funny)
History shows us that people are subject to the tyrrany of small increments. Huge increments in cost , restrictions and rights are generally unacceptable, but people don't seem to mind small increments. Likely in 10 years time most people won't mind using an RFID DVD system so that terrorists can't watch Sleepless in Seattle (or whatever other line they spin us).
Re:Advertising to the content providers... (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:You gotta be kidding me (Score:2, Funny)
The missing pieces for my sock drawer! I'm going to RFID my socks into pairs so I can track them, then DRM them out of compatibility with my flatmate's feet.
Sorted, now to work on biological DRM for my milk
Re:You gotta be kidding me (Score:5, Funny)
Re:RFID is evil. (Score:2, Funny)
Any USC student/alum could have told you that LONG ago.
Re:This has some possibilities... (Score:1, Funny)
DRM underwear? (Score:4, Funny)
A true hacker would take a brute force approach and wash his or her undies by hand.