Re: [mmox] Permissions

Gareth Nelson <gareth@litesim.com> Mon, 23 February 2009 10:21 UTC

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On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Jesrad <jesrad@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Some people are going to insist on the DRM or not allow their content
>> to be transferred at all
>
> And some people like me will insist that there is a way to do it that
> cannot be prevented by third-party permissions system like this.

But that's besides the point, since doing so isn't going to convince
people to allow the content to move AND this system does not in fact
prevent anything, it's a machine-readable version of the license - the
only force comes from compliant systems and users or the courts.