Is Reader DRM covered by this patent portfolio?

scotty1024 · 06-01-2007, 12:21 PM

Sony hasn't said what encryption technology is employed by the DRM they use on the Sony Reader ebooks but seeing as how everything from Sony Vaio computers to Sony TV sets seems to be getting sucked up into this patent issue I wonder if the Sony Reader will get sucked in as well.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...sues-sony.html

igorsk · 06-01-2007, 12:31 PM

Reader uses Marlin DRM (which IS mentioned somewhere in the manual afair). See http://www.marlin-community.com/ for details.

nekokami · 06-01-2007, 01:13 PM

My dream scenario outcome is that Sony and the other vendors possibly implicated all say "Screw it, DRM wasn't working anyway" and drop it to spite Certicom.

But I suppose that'll happen only in my dreams.

06-01-2007, 12:21 PM	#1
scotty1024 Banned Posts: 1,300 Karma: 1479 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Washington Device: Reader / iPhone / Librie / Kindle	Is Reader DRM covered by this patent portfolio? Sony hasn't said what encryption technology is employed by the DRM they use on the Sony Reader ebooks but seeing as how everything from Sony Vaio computers to Sony TV sets seems to be getting sucked up into this patent issue I wonder if the Sony Reader will get sucked in as well. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...sues-sony.html

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06-01-2007, 12:31 PM	#2
igorsk Wizard Posts: 3,442 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Belgium Device: PRS-500/505/700, Kindle, Cybook Gen3, Words Gear	Reader uses Marlin DRM (which IS mentioned somewhere in the manual afair). See http://www.marlin-community.com/ for details.

06-01-2007, 01:13 PM	#3
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	My dream scenario outcome is that Sony and the other vendors possibly implicated all say "Screw it, DRM wasn't working anyway" and drop it to spite Certicom. But I suppose that'll happen only in my dreams.

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