Mobile operators that are part of the GSM Association (GSMA), which serves more than a billion mobile users, are crying foul over the fee structure for standard digital rights management (DRM) protection proposed for the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) by MPEG LA, warning the license scheme is unworkable and may stifle industry growth and innovation. GSMA Chief Executive Officer and board member Rob Conway called the licensing scheme for the DRM technology proposed by MPEG LA “impractical, excessive, and short-sighted,” according to a statement.
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Mobile Operators Battle DRM Pricing Scheme
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 1, 2005 11:43 AMMobile operators that are part of the GSM Association (GSMA), which serves more than a billion mobile users, are crying foul over the fee structure for standard digital rights management (DRM) protection proposed for the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) by MPEG LA, warning the license scheme is unworkable and may stifle industry growth and innovation. GSMA Chief Executive Officer and board member Rob Conway called the licensing scheme for the DRM technology proposed by MPEG LA “impractical, excessive, and short-sighted,” according to a statement.