Intel, Sony and a host of Japanese electronics manufacturers on Tuesday plan to propose a standard, called the Digital Transmission Content Protection, for allowing consumers to freely swap movies and music downloaded from the Internet between all the devices in their homes.
The DTCP specification, embodied in home networks, would permit consumers to play downloaded music or movies on any PC or digital device in the home. However, the downloaded material can’t be transmitted outside the home or copied.
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