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Old 01-26-2011, 06:07 PM   #72
Steven Lyle Jordan
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
DRM, in the current sense of "only a registered device can view this content," isn't going to work...
True. However, it could work if it was modified to adhere to the principle that "only a registered USER can view this content."

Doing so would require an ID verification module on whatever device you used to read a document... verify your ID with a thumbprint scan, say, and the doc opens. The software would only be able to read ID-registered content, so the distributor of the content would need to ID-register any content you obtained before you loaded it into your device.

This also requires closed reading hardware/software that cannot be easily hacked or modified, like an iPad or iTouch and iOS.

Bottom line, it's do-able with today's technology. Not much different than logging into your PC before you can use it.
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