In 1998 when mp3 technology became a massive blob on the radar of the recording industry, the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) group was formed so that
the various record companies and electronics manufacturers could bash heads to
devise a secure (ie. profitable) way of distributing music digitally. Two years on they've yet to come to an agreement on what to do and there are many within
the SDMI who feel the battle is now completely pointless. The
Slashdot crew have pointed out
a great article
that explains the SDMI infighting and makes some excellent points about why
SDMI will fail. It repeats the assertion that supposedly inaudible watermarking probably isn't and this quote is representative of the piece: "If SDMI
continues to search for something that simply doesn't exist, then you have to
wonder, why continue this process?"
