Alan Cox files patent for DRM

booooh writes: "Alan Cox has filed a patent for DRM (Digital Rights Management).
http://www.freshpatents.com/Rights-management-syst em-dt20050623ptan20050138406.php

A rights management system monitors and controls use of a computer program to prevent use that is not in compliance with acceptable terms.

The nice things about this are:

1. According to Red Hat's patent pledge they will not license this technology if the patent is granted, but rather will probably sue to avoid others using it.
2. It can probably be applied to the DRM that is in Vista...

see more details at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread .php?p=2574359"