[sldev] Trusted Computing, anyone? (was: 3D cards with DRM support)

[Boroondas Gupte]

Dale Mahalko schrieb:
> I will mention that on the old SL forums years ago I was discussing
> the possibility of a 3D video card with a dedicated, isolated memory
> space and a public/private key DRM model. Textures would be sent from
> the grid to the client in a pre-encrypted form, stored in this
> encrypted state in the client cache, and only decoded inside the
> protected memory space of the 3D card. By pairing this with HDCP this
> would create a secured digital pathway for assets to be reasonably
> protected from theft.
Why does this make me remember Seg's message here?
https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/sldev/2007-September/005111.html

Oh well, guess it must be the lafkon link at the end of the message.
(Yeah, I admit that's propaganda. But I think the point is valid.)

Taking away the users' control over hardware they've bought is IMHO 
morally as questionable as is illegally copying content. A small hurdle 
(as the current obfuscation) can't hurt, so that nobody breaks the law 
without even noticing himself. Everything else is either futile or will 
bring too much collateral damage with it (sometimes even both).

Boroondas