Within six months, Philips Electronics expects to release a new interoperable digital rights management (DRM) system. That will be good news for music consumers currently befuddled by a hodgepodge of schemes promoted by the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Napster and RealNetworks. “At the moment various initiatives have started in the industry in the field of DRM,” Philips said in a statement obtained by TechNewsWorld. “We think that these solutions should be interoperable to satisfy the needs of consumers.”
Philips and Sony Working on Interoperable DRM
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. December 18, 2003 06:35 AMWithin six months, Philips Electronics expects to release a new interoperable digital rights management (DRM) system. That will be good news for music consumers currently befuddled by a hodgepodge of schemes promoted by the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Napster and RealNetworks. “At the moment various initiatives have started in the industry in the field of DRM,” Philips said in a statement obtained by TechNewsWorld. “We think that these solutions should be interoperable to satisfy the needs of consumers.”