[MPlayer-dev-eng] DRM functionality as part of decoder of mplayer running on embedded linux

[Anup kodpadi]

Thanks Rich,

I understand that by making DRM part of mplayer we cant satisfy the
requirements of the GPL. So I want to know if there are any other ways
of doing it.

Since the audio driver running in our system is the proprietary code,
is it possible to integrate DRM module with it?
 OR
Do I need to complete this DRM processing before giving the media file
to audio driver?

Also Kindly let me know if there are any other technologies similar to
windows media DRM 10  (with open source) which can be integrated with
our mplayer so that it can play all DRM protected files.

 Kodpadi

On 6/22/05, Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 04:03:32PM +0530, Anup kodpadi wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I need to incorporate Digital Rights Management(DRM) functionality
> > for a portable audio device on embedded linux.
> >  For my device i have incorporated  mplayer as the base player with Qt
> > as User Interface application.
> >
> > Kindly let me know what approaches can be done to bring up this
> > functionality in linux.
> >
> >  Is there any open source on DRM for mplayer , if so can we get
> > details of implementation/pointers  to get the source
> >  OR
> > I need to buy it from microsoft and integrate with mplayer. ( If so at
> >  least can we get the approach of integrating DRM with mplayer)
> 
> MPlayer is GPL, and you cannot satisfy the requirements of the GPL
> while linking proprietary code to it. Any DRM support you include will
> necessarily have to provide full source under GPL, which sort of
> defeats the purpose of DRM. :)
> 
> Rich
> 
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