Friday, January 05, 2007

Kernel maintainer Alan Cox files patents for DRM! Take that MPAA/RIAA!

More power to him! These *defensive* patents would allow Cox's employer, Red Hat, to sue the pants off of parties who infringe the patent by employing DRM in their products. From the patent: "The method allows receipt of a notice regarding suspension of a sender's rights to use the content." Should these patents be accepted, it could be the loophole USERS have been praying for!

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