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Microsoft sues over source code theft

September 26, 2006 Alleged hacker known as "Viodentia" broke through copy-protection tools using Redmond's own code, company charges. TAGS: copy protection, hacker, source code, Napster Inc., Redmond, digital media, SDK, Windows Media, Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., developer, Yahoo! Inc., movie, Microsoft Windows

New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion

February 16, 2006 Consumer confusion over what computers will need to play the new high-definition DVDs is already beginning. TAGS: copy protection, margin, computer monitor, DVD, HD-DVD, monitor, HDTV, HDMI, Blu-ray

Congress readies broad new digital copyright bill

April 23, 2006 Instead of reforming the controversial DMCA, the U.S. government seems poised to expand it in a sweeping proposal. TAGS: DMCA, copy protection, copyright law, intellectual property, legislation, professor, chairman, Republican

Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows

August 30, 2005 Vista, the next version of the operating system, has unprecedented features for guarding against video piracy. FAQ: Vista's strong, new antipiracy protections TAGS: content company, copy protection, antipiracy, studio, Hollywood, digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., programming, operating system, security, video, monitor, Microsoft Windows, PC

Sony settles with FTC in rootkit case

January 30, 2007 Proposed agreement includes barring Sony BMG from installing copy protection software on CDs without users' consent. TAGS: proposed settlement, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, settlement, antipiracy, copy protection, agreement, Sony Corp., CD, security

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free music

May 17, 2007 Sales of unprotected music at retailers could help determine whether record industry adopts open MP3s. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., digital-rights management, copy protection, Apple Computer, EMI Group Plc., song, retailer, label, music, music player, Apple iTunes, MP3, CD

'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online

November 10, 2005 Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., record label, rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, security company, label, malicious software, Sony Corp., bot, attorney, trojan horse, CD, security, photograph, hard drive

Week in review: Sony's sour note

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: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, record label, copy protection, rootkit, Week in review, Websense Inc., label, U.N., Sony Corp., agreement, CD, U.S., security, note, PC, Microsoft Windows

Why's it so hard to get 'Buffy' on my iPod?

January 13, 2006 reporter's notebook Buying a new iPod is easy. Filling it with video is far more complicated, Declan McCullagh finds. TAGS: copyright law, Apple video iPod, DMCA, Apple iPod, copy protection, Apple PowerBook, San Francisco, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, TV, notebook computer, DVD, Apple Macintosh, video, Microsoft Windows

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

September 1, 2006 The arms race continues as determined programmers find ways to circumvent the two leading digital rights management technologies for music. TAGS: digital-rights management, representative, Apple Computer, hacker, copy protection, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod

May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, rootkit, class action, copy protection, digital-rights management, Sony Corp., CD, New York, security

Will music industry dance again to Apple's tune?

May 31, 2007 Apple's bold gamble could push the rest of the music industry into offering DRM-free music. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., music industry, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iTunes, music, song, copy protection

Studio bridges next-gen DVD divide

October 4, 2005 First moviemaker hedges its bets in format war. Will other studios follow suit? Photos: HD DVD and Blu-ray battle in Tokyo TAGS: truce, studio, Universal Pictures, HD-DVD, Sony Betamax, Blu-ray, home entertainment, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., media company, DVD, copy protection, Hollywood, format, movies
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