Another interoperability alliance is being formed: The Coral Consortium will initially draw on support from giants including HP, Sony, Philips, Samsung, Matsushita, and Twentieth Century Fox, along with DRM company InterTrust.
Coral will be aimed at creating a set of technology specifications that will let different kinds of copy-protection be translated into other varieties.
WSJ: (sub. req.) Coral is starting out without two influential players: Apple and Microsoft…
For other similar alliances in the digital media field, dime-a-dozen, read this: Tech, Hollywood Heavyweights Create Content Coalition
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