It's also innaresting to note that there's these hints in InterTrust's S-1/A
filed way back in 1999-09-28 (note especially the second two)..
. providers of secure digital distribution technology like AT&T, IBM,
Microsoft, Liquid Audio, Preview Systems, and Xerox;
. providers of hardware-based content metering and copy protection systems,
including Sony, Wave Systems, and the 4C Entity, comprised of IBM, Intel,
Matsushita, and Toshiba; and
. operating system manufacturers, including Microsoft or Sun Microsystems,
that may develop or license digital rights management solutions for
inclusion in their operating systems.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089717/0001012870-99-003407.txt
I wonder whether (read: suspect) the last one is referring to the Trusted
Computing Platform Alliance (http://www.trustedpc.org/).
JeffH
