PC World: "Microsoft's Copy Controls Go Mobile"

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115961,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115961,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp</a><br /><br /></div>"With an eye to capturing a larger share of the budding market for online music and movie distribution software, Microsoft is announcing a new version of its copyright protection software this week. The software will allow users to play rented content on portable devices, such as mobile phones, and networked devices within the home. The new version of Microsoft's Windows Media software contains DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology, which is designed to protect, deliver, and play subscription-based digital music and video content on a wide range portable devices, including those in homes connected via wireless networks, the company says in a statement."

[ale_ers]

I'm not so sure I like the idea of renting a song. That works with movies, because there are few that you want to see over and over. But like most of us, I like to listen to a song until I get sick of it....then take a 'break' from the song....and maybe go back to it after a time. Under this scenario it would probably be gone.

Then again maybe I am being too cynical, maybe this will be the wave of the future. Maybe the 'rental agreement' lasts as long as you subscribe to a service.