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September 17, 2004 Music companies want support for CD copy protection built into Longhorn operating system. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., copy protection, Microsoft Longhorn, label, discussion, CD, request, operating system, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

November 13, 2005 Security tools will detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when music CDs are played. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., technique, software company, Microsoft Windows, music, security, PC

January 3, 2004 Hackers and critics kept up their opposition, but consumers and businesses began accepting digital rights management. TAGS: copy protection, rights-management, SunnComm Technologies, digital-rights management, InterTrust Technologies, Macrovision Corp., antipiracy, protection, Windows Media, CD, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

January 23, 2004 Macrovision updates its copy-protection technology for music CDs to allow a specified number of burns and transfers, following the path set by download services such as iTunes. TAGS: Macrovision Corp., CD, restriction, portable device, copy protection, protection, technique, Apple iTunes, music, U.S., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

July 12, 2004 Microsoft's WMA format was almost a standard on copy-protected CDs. Then along came Apple. TAGS: Bertelsmann Music Group, SunnComm Technologies, antipiracy, Apple iPod, WMA, CD, copy protection, Apple Computer, song, Microsoft Corp., U.S., music, Microsoft Windows, PC

September 28, 2001 Anti-piracy features on CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against MP3 and other rivals of its Windows Media format. TAGS: Macrovision Corp., SunnComm Technologies, copy protection, music industry, CD, online music, digital audio, Windows Media, software company, Adobe PDF, Sony Corp., MP3, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

November 18, 2005 Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs. TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, record label, Websense Inc., U.N., CD, Sony Corp., Week in review, label, security, note, agreement, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

November 25, 2003 The Norwegian programmer who created a widely used DVD-cracking tool turns his attention to Apple's copy protection for iTunes. TAGS: DeCSS, copy protection, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, programmer, song, Apple QuickTime, copy, DVD, CD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

November 4, 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment got some static over a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, security problem, Cisco IOS, Black Hat, patch management, security, router, Cisco Systems Inc., copy protection, patch, virus, researcher, CD, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

March 2, 2004 The file-swapping technology associated with the original Napster era is being transformed to block unauthorized copying and take advantage of now-popular legal services. TAGS: Thomson Corp., digital-rights management, Napster Inc., MP3, copy protection, antipiracy, era, file-swapping, digital music, chip company, Apple iTunes, format, Apple Computer, CD, Microsoft Corp.

October 10, 2003 Despite heightened awareness of security vulnerabilities, prying eyes are still making very public intrusions. TAGS: district, Bertelsmann Music Group, Wi-Fi technology, Minnesota, Week in review, copy protection, antipiracy, Vonage Holdings Corp., Wi-Fi, student, security, attack, health, CD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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