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mryellow · 02-12-2004, 11:08 PM

The only player technology that will play this file is owned and
licensed by Microsoft. All partner licences are verified by the
Windows Media Licensing Team, who verify everyone closely
including sending encrypted and digitally signed email and code.

The majority of the language in the licence agreements has to do
with security and update requirements. Companies are required
to keep their systems secure from any future cracking utils that
may become available in future (there are none that work
currently).

This goes for both companies running Licence Servers and those
developing Player Technologies.

Most of you will have already noticed that their file formats have
a lot more to them then any of the standard multimedia files.
Seeing as the only technology that will play the file is Microsoft's
they have control of the environment the file is played in. I'm sure
many of you have noticed you can't take a screenshot in Media
Player. I'm told however that this can be overridden with the
right settings changes (haven't tested this myself). I imagine that
it would be possible to capture this video using the workable
methods. I however suspect the quality would be a less than the
original if not poor. I also am yet to find options in Media Player
that allow you to output the file to a video output. I also imagine
that even if this is possible with multi-monitor options or video
outs that because the whole software chain is Microsoft owned
and licensed they would have those methods covered.

Think of it this way. If it takes you 10 seconds to think of a way to
crack it. Don't you think with all the work the company that
originally developed the technology and with the huge amount of
work that's been done since at Microsoft, and with the keen focus
on security that the whole project has. Do you not think that they
too have thought of these same simple methods?

-Ben

02-12-2004, 11:08 PM
mryellow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 934	The only player technology that will play this file is owned and licensed by Microsoft. All partner licences are verified by the Windows Media Licensing Team, who verify everyone closely including sending encrypted and digitally signed email and code. The majority of the language in the licence agreements has to do with security and update requirements. Companies are required to keep their systems secure from any future cracking utils that may become available in future (there are none that work currently). This goes for both companies running Licence Servers and those developing Player Technologies. Most of you will have already noticed that their file formats have a lot more to them then any of the standard multimedia files. Seeing as the only technology that will play the file is Microsoft's they have control of the environment the file is played in. I'm sure many of you have noticed you can't take a screenshot in Media Player. I'm told however that this can be overridden with the right settings changes (haven't tested this myself). I imagine that it would be possible to capture this video using the workable methods. I however suspect the quality would be a less than the original if not poor. I also am yet to find options in Media Player that allow you to output the file to a video output. I also imagine that even if this is possible with multi-monitor options or video outs that because the whole software chain is Microsoft owned and licensed they would have those methods covered. Think of it this way. If it takes you 10 seconds to think of a way to crack it. Don't you think with all the work the company that originally developed the technology and with the huge amount of work that's been done since at Microsoft, and with the keen focus on security that the whole project has. Do you not think that they too have thought of these same simple methods? -Ben __________________ Cyberwurx Hosting After trying 5 different hosts, I found the best. Since 1997 I've had 2 hours of downtime. Fast support, great techs, no hype, no gimmicks. <- I in no way endorse whatever just got stuck on the left of my post.