PlayaDRM is going away...
 

What are the alternatives to them? They did a great job, and I hate to see them go away.

Are they really?

Tucker... you're needed in this thread.

Everything still works i have seen ? news source ?

Jason has been slow in getting back to me, I think their ship is sinking for sure.

My source is not 100% reliable, so I hope I am not starting false drama.

One of my clients just received an email thay effective immediately all of their DRM'd files will stop functioning immediately.

Brad

Gone. No more. Deceased. It is a dead Playa

Only question now is..

..who did the dirty??

Next question

Used Playa..working very well so need alternatives

Oh and this is confirmed news

We sell turn key DRM systems with source. The advantange of this is.

1. You get the source code, C# and well commented
2. You own the MySQL data base with all the encryption keys
3. The DRM URL is yours. (E.g. drm.yourdomain.com) instead of 3rd party so you are not locked in.
4. You host it on your server, all you need is a Win 2000 or 2003 Server

This way you control every thing and do not need to worry about if a company will stay in business or not. Our solution is not for every as the system cost 5K ? 10K depending on what you need. We have been developing DRM systems for some time, complete client list can be found at www.objectcube.com

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me

Jay
CTO
jay at objectcube.com

One guy is suing another guy over there .

Source would be the email they sent out to clients, they are closing in 10 days.

Um, Jason isn't with them anymore. They are filing charges against him as well.

I guess my personal notes turned out to be correct :Oh crap

I heard that part too, but didnt hear about the closing

Just got the email today... says 10 days and they are down. Basically, I think, and this is just pure speculation, "someone" fucked them up and they can't re-coop.

First off I'm sorry to hear a fellow service has bit the dust because of something as stupid as infighting.

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We support server-to-server communication for acquiring licenses. Meaning you can be running on any platform and not need a Windows server. This allows you to tightly integrate the DRM service into your existing website/billing system.

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sounds like good stuff

IF YOU ARE AN EXISTING CUSTOMER>>>CONTACT ME: I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR YOU!

www.protectedmedia.com

Look familiar? It should. If any client contacts me, as most have, they will find out how they wont be affected by this at all with simple steps to fix it.

If you are looking for a provider, then protectedmedia.com will solve your problem.

Jason Tucker
ICQ 2 5 4-334

bye bye drm?

Looks to be MIA/404 like you were in Atlanta a few years ago.

****** WHOOOPS *********

Sorry, force of habit on the domain typing...

ITS

www.protectedvideo.com

WWW.PROTECTEDVIDEO.COM

*****

Their are a lot of good DRM providers. Before you get one you need to make sure what happens if they go out of business or you decide to pull out. If you encrypt your movies using their own DRM URL (Every time a movie is played it needs to get a license and for that it needs a URL to go to) then you are locked in.

Its like you starting a site and renting the domain name from the ISP. Will you do that ?

Jay

i would recommend checking out http://www.mediakey.com - they work damn well for us and tech support is topnotch!

:thumbsup

I need a DRM solution that allows me to do a pop up after the license is aquired.. anyone doing that .. out side of the non existant playa?

talk to marty at prodinix

marty @ prodinix.com

aim spritwork
prodinix
sick!!!

ouch that sucks