MS Patent for DRM OS

[Alex Butcher (ukcrypto)]

On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, John Young wrote:

> Microsoft's patent for a Digital Rights Management
> Operating System was awarded yesterday:
> 
>   http://cryptome.org/ms-drm-os.htm

Cute if something like the SSSCA ever gets enacted; make it compulsory for 
all devices to include DRM, but patent one of the more sensible 
implementation methods.

Things like this make me glad I don't live in the US. But I don't think 
I'm much safer within the UK or Europe... :(

Best Regards,
Alex.
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