The Coral Consortium's DRM

Register: It looks like the Coral group's open format DRM specification is finally going to be released by the end of March.  The Consortium said this week that, "more members had joined up giving it the kind of critical mass that it needs from studios, technologists and consumer electronics powers, for widespread acceptance."  The 11 new members who joined this quarter include NBC Universal, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and the IFPI. This can only be a good thing for content owners and consumers as the world moves closer to true interoperability between proprietary DRM systems.  According to Coral's website, " This open technology framework will form the basis for a simple and consistent digital entertainment experience for consumers."  According to Philip Merrill over at Grammy.com's ArtsWatch, "At present, DRM security comes in many different 'flavors' protecting digital media in incompatible ways, forcing consumers to cope with potentially frustrating technical details. The Coral Consortium aims to help these DRM systems 'play well together,' improving customer satisfaction for legal music and movies online."