Mntsnow
02-04-2004, 7:09 AM
The high-rollers of the mobile world, including Nokia, mm02, Intel and Samsung, have joined together in an effort to fight off what they see as the next major threat to the market--piracy.
Hardware makers, operators and content suppliers have formed a new organization to license an anti-piracy technology to mobile companies, in a bid to stop piracy of music and film downloads and prevent mobile devices from becoming the next favorite tool of file-swappers.
The organization, called the Content Management License Administrator (CMLA), hopes that the new technology, developed by the Open Mobile Alliance, will act as a ubiquitous standard. It will encourage wide adoption and interoperability to head off the pirates.
Read more (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5152596.html)
Hardware makers, operators and content suppliers have formed a new organization to license an anti-piracy technology to mobile companies, in a bid to stop piracy of music and film downloads and prevent mobile devices from becoming the next favorite tool of file-swappers.
The organization, called the Content Management License Administrator (CMLA), hopes that the new technology, developed by the Open Mobile Alliance, will act as a ubiquitous standard. It will encourage wide adoption and interoperability to head off the pirates.
Read more (http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5152596.html)