MPEG LA's revised terms for digital rights management still unacceptable; GSMA review continues - strong candidates emerging but new issues arise.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 May 2005-GSM ASSOCIATION: MPEG LA's revised terms for digital rights management still unacceptable; GSMA review continues - strong candidates emerging but new issues arise(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04052005 London: The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for more than 660 global mobile operators, today confirmed that its evaluation of Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions continues despite MPEG LA's revised proposal, which was again met with dismay by the operator community.

Last month, the GSMA - whose members serve more than 1.3 billion mobile users - expressed operators' discontent at MPEG LA's original license terms, warning that its impractical terms would force operators to implement disparate...