DRM/Copy Protection for VODcasts?

My client is interested in creating some proprietary, branded instructional films to be sold as VODcasts for download from his site and subsequent loading on to iPods.
This simple question is can the VODcasts be copy protected so they cannot be shared? Obviously, the ability to share them would decrease the sales potential.
I don't have a clue. My instincts say there probably is not any way to protect them...for now.
MS

Hey moving still,
ok, depending on how you will deliver the muxed VOD file, is what type of protection the file will have.
for example, the tradional *.ts VOD files cannot have DRM, but can have metadata tags.
*wm or *.avi can have DRM, but that is more for web, in windows.
since you are asking in an apple forum, and plan to upload to iPods, then the you can only add metadata tags, not DRM, unless you want to watermark your video (which i doubt).
if you want to load iPods, then you will have to create *.mp4 files, and not *.mov.
i just recommended this beta software that will let you add very specific metadata tags, with copyright info (although they dont have an experiation or time limit for the file) that CANNOT be altared in iTunes, for example.
http://home.comcast.net/~lowellstewart/lostify/
freeware, that is in the beta stage like i said. but i have already delivered *.mp4 files that my clients loved!
this is probably as close as you can get to copyright, not copy protection.
unfortunately, the files will still be able to be shared.
i have found nothing about the technology that the iTunes store has that has a limit of the machines that can play the file. trust me, i have searched
Mikey M.

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Samsung = no advice
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The basic issue is this: some new CDs (especially from Sony) have a program on them that loads on the computer and will only allow you to load the songs as WMA files. This happened to me when I bought a copy of Switchfoot's new cd. It says right on the back that it will only work with Media Player but hey, I wasn't paying attention. Apparently this is not an issue is you are using a Mac.
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http://forums1.sonymusic.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/716102313/m/1331071454/p/1
Good luck. I don't know how to make the links work on this board but you can copy/paste it into your browser window.
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