Fraunhofer, originators of MP3, announce Lightweight DRM for the MP3 format. The concept blows fair use in DRM wide open by allowing users to make copies of their content as long as they are willing to watermark the copies with personally identifying information. This is not unlike the concept 321 Studios used with their DVD X Copy technology before being shut down by the courts, watermarking DVD copies with the license ID of the software used to make the copy.
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