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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: digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., copy protection, Apple Computer, EMI Group Plc., song, label, retailer, music, music player, CD, Apple iTunes, MP3

Year in review: Copy protection goes mainstream

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, Apple Computer, CD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Group takes nonstandard try at antipiracy standard

October 2, 2003 Frustrated by the lack of a copy protection standard that might help the digital content business reach the mainstream, MPEG LA is taking matters into its own hands. TAGS: copy protection, digital-rights management, digital content, MPEG, antipiracy, description, patent, standard, Microsoft Corp., video

Publishing industry tackles digital rights

August 18, 2004 Copyright issues are just as tough when it comes to text and photos as they are for music and movies. TAGS: digital-rights management, copy protection, textbook, publisher, approach, teacher, credit card, document, Microsoft Corp.

Will Sony's DRM nightmare affect future policies?

November 12, 2005 Readers weigh in on the security debacle surrounding Sony's rootkit music CDs. TAGS: rootkit, digital-rights management, copy protection, Sony Corp., nightmare, CD, security, music

Group calls for copy protection Rosetta stone

July 20, 2004 MPEG founder looks for standards that let portable music and video players speak the same language. TAGS: Leonardo Chiariglione, digital-rights management, copy protection, digital media, rights-management, interoperability, Apple Computer, song, standards, Sony Corp., Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, video

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, Apple iTunes, song, music, digital music, copy protection

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, digital-rights management, Windows Media, SDK, Microsoft Zune, Redmond, Napster Inc., digital media, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., developer, movie, Microsoft Windows

Tech powers seek antipiracy accord

October 4, 2004 Group hopes to end the morass of copy-protection technologies that has rendered much digital content and hardware incompatible. TAGS: antipiracy, InterTrust Technologies, rights-management, digital-rights management, copy protection, consortium, interoperability, digital content, Apple Computer, Philips Electronics N.V., Apple iPod, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Stalemate on digital content?

November 6, 2003 Rights-management schemes are threatening to put customers under proprietary lock and key. And critics warn that Microsoft is gaining too much power, from multimedia to corporate memos. TAGS: Leonardo Chiariglione, digital-rights management, portable music player, critic, digital content, copy protection, Napster Inc., standards, rule, Microsoft Office, music player, multimedia, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Apple Computer

IBM prepares lockbox for home networks

September 16, 2003 The computer giant readies a digital rights management strategy that includes software controls aimed at preventing illegal use of commercial media. TAGS: digital-rights management, home network, HIPAA, IBM Corp., data protection, copy protection, middleware, media company, entertainment, media, intellectual property, Microsoft Office, programming, movie, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole

February 17, 2005 Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack. TAGS: David Caulton, antipiracy, digital-rights management, hack, Microsoft Windows Media Player, copy protection, Windows Media, hacker, flaw, programmer, media player, Redmond, spyware, security, programming, Microsoft Windows

Program points way to iTunes DRM hack

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

MPEG founder seeks copy-protection accord

September 30, 2003 Digital media experts led by the founder of the group that created the MPEG set of media standards launch a forum that's aimed at standardizing copy protection technology. TAGS: Leonardo Chiariglione, digital media, SDMI, copy protection, digital-rights management, founder, MPEG, content management, forum, SD card, standards, community

FAQ: Vista's strong, new antipiracy protections

August 30, 2005 Microsoft is working closely with studios in ways that could affect your home entertainment system. Here's what you need to know. TAGS: antipiracy, protection, digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Vista, home entertainment, copy protection, TV, monitor, operating system, Apple iTunes, video, DVD, audio, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

MP3 getting antipiracy makeover

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., era, copy protection, antipiracy, MP3, file-swapping, digital music, chip company, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, format, CD, Microsoft Corp.

The digital home: Still a handyman's special?

May 9, 2007 Someday soon, it'll be easy to stream video to every room and every device. For now, it's still a labor of love.Bringing wireless connections home TAGS: living room, consumer electronics, High-speed Internet, Apple TV, set-top box, TV, set-top, copy protection, digital video, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, service provider, recorder, HP, electronics, entertainment

Attack targets Sony 'rootkit' fix

November 16, 2005 Security firm reports Web sites intended to exploit a flaw in a Sony program designed to remedy security problems in copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Websense Inc., rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., digital-rights management, uninstaller, copy protection, computer science, flaw, malicious code, security, professor, CD, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Labels to dampen CD burning?

June 2, 2004 New tools would limit backups from ordinary CDs and prevent burned versions from being used to create further copies. And the effort could also carry over to services such as iTunes. TAGS: SunnComm Technologies, Macrovision Corp., CD-burning, label, CD, copy, copy protection, digital-rights management, U.S., music, backup
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