The catch is that artists' property rights got lost in the shuffle as online consumers ignored copyright laws that are meant to prevent the unauthorized copying and distribution of recorded music. Without a secure way to track music files online, artists find themselves losing control over their own creations as well as the ability to profit from them. Whereas most encryption systems use one key to provide secure, limited access to a file, DMOD's uses many. In fact, according to Sam Headrick, director of development, a different encryption key could be applied to each second of audio, or for each line of text.
Every transaction is a separate and autonomously secure data transmission.
Security precautions like these could put copyright control back in the hands of artists. Secure distribution means a lot more than being able to sell media files online. Rebecca Dorr is a freelance writer in Boston. All rights reserved.