Re: Something else you can't do on a mac... ;^)


> That is the potential good news. But some critics are worried that the
> TPM is a step too far. Their concern particularly revolves around
> using the TPM to control "digital rights management" - that is,
> what you can and cannot do with the music, movies and software you run
> on your computer.

Posted by a Linux user. Figures. A typical Linux machine is full to bursting
with stolen movies, music and software. Since the Linux community will
never support TPM, sources of stolen content will wither away, and,
perhaps, Linux itself will die.

> well. Similar concerns arise around how Microsoft might make use of TPM
> to insure that its software is used only on machines with paid-up
> licenses (as one joke has it: "TPM is Bill Gates' way of finally
> getting the Chinese to pay for software.")

Microsoft already check for valid licenses. Have you tried downloading
software from microsoft.com recently?

> conversation agree on. And should a media or software company come up
> with overly Draconian restrictions on how its movies or music or
> programs can be used, consumers will go elsewhere. (Or worse: Sony
> overstepped with the DRM on its music CDs recently and is now the
> target of a dozen or so lawsuits, including ones filed by California
> and New York.)

At least we know what TCM is and what it does. Sony, in contrast, tried
to hide their system.


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