CactusChris
February 10th, 2005, 05:29 AM
This is really interesting:
http://p2pnet.net/story/3821
If I read it correctly there is a long battle ahead.
"The tagging of a document should not be linked to an individual except if this link is necessary for the performance of the service or if the individual has been informed and has consented to it."
So DRM that includes data about who purchased the file should not be included in the file unless the user agrees - yet it seems it will be or else what? they will not sell the file??.
"personal data must be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or for which they are further processed."
The file has the data in about the individual - and will have all its life - surely this is a breach of the act.
"Any personal data collected at the occasion of the provision of a protected product or service shall therefore be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for billing purpose or for any other purpose acknowledged by the user, such as maintaining a commercial relationship. It would not be compliant with this legal principle to keep all users data on a general basis just in the possible eventuality of alleged misuse of copyright information by a specific user."
Again - what about the data in the file - it is also about the purchaser - and will never be deleted.
Boy - what a mess.
In any case - some clever chap will find a way to remove the identifying data and then the file is free to roam the wilderness.
Regards
Chris
http://p2pnet.net/story/3821
If I read it correctly there is a long battle ahead.
"The tagging of a document should not be linked to an individual except if this link is necessary for the performance of the service or if the individual has been informed and has consented to it."
So DRM that includes data about who purchased the file should not be included in the file unless the user agrees - yet it seems it will be or else what? they will not sell the file??.
"personal data must be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or for which they are further processed."
The file has the data in about the individual - and will have all its life - surely this is a breach of the act.
"Any personal data collected at the occasion of the provision of a protected product or service shall therefore be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for billing purpose or for any other purpose acknowledged by the user, such as maintaining a commercial relationship. It would not be compliant with this legal principle to keep all users data on a general basis just in the possible eventuality of alleged misuse of copyright information by a specific user."
Again - what about the data in the file - it is also about the purchaser - and will never be deleted.
Boy - what a mess.
In any case - some clever chap will find a way to remove the identifying data and then the file is free to roam the wilderness.
Regards
Chris