[in reply to Kyle Barrow:]
>> Thanks for the succinct answer, Kyle :)
>
>I sometimes reply to this list via my mobile ;)
No worries - understood. Wish I could do the same,
but that's a rant I'll save for my local GSM operator.
>I was just referring to j2me games, you can transfer non-copy-protected
>video and audio via SD although the mobile's audio and video
>applications will not open without a Vodafone USIM.
Wow, that is pretty strict and would definitely
foil what I was going to do with the phone.
ie. use it in "standalone mode" (for lack of a
better term) for demo purposes. Thanks for the
heads-up.
> Mobiles in Japan are either heavily subsidised by or discounted for
> operators which is their argument for locking the mobiles down. An
> example would be Vodafone's V801SA currently sells for ¥14,800 but a
> Nokia 7600 goes for ¥69,800.
OK, that makes sense, though I am surprised there
hasn't evolved a market for modifying/unlocking
these phones...
[in reply to Curt Sampson:]
>On Sun, 20 Jun 2004, Claus Hoefele wrote:
>> All three operators try their best to make it impossible to use their
>> phones outside Japan, even for offline demonstration usage. Wonder
>> why.
>
>I suspect the big worry is transfer of content between users. They want
>to make sure that if you've downloaded an appli or ringtone or whatever,
>you can't give it to your friends. Content providers, especially in
>the popular media biz (pop music, movies, etc.) tend to be extremely
>paranoid about sharing of their content.
This was precisely what I was trying to investigate -
the ease with which music files, video clips etc can
be "shared", and the formats supported....
... and inversely, the ability to protect such content
since I find myself working on the content distribution
side in the near future.
So, if I understand this correctly, the Japanese operators
have managed to enforce some form of rights-management,
thanks to co-operation with the handset manufacturers.
How successful has it been so far ?
[in reply to Max Kington:]
> I've actually written an article for IBM DeveloperWorks
> on Open Mobile Alliance DRM, should be published in the
> next week or two, I'll post a link when it has
> been made available
Looking forward to this. Have been investigating DRM
solutions recently, and how DRM will be implemented in
the non-Japan, handsets-and-operators-don't-necessarily-
-work-together-all-that-well, GSM world.
cheers,
Chas
Received on Tue Jun 22 13:31:15 2004