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

Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

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, security tool, anti-spyware, CD, Sony Corp., software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft, Macrovision align on copy protection

February 1, 2005 Companies strike antipiracy deal aimed at stopping analog copies of movies, TV shows. TAGS: Macrovision Corp., copy protection, copy, Microsoft Corp., movie, operating system, DVD, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft takes a patch breather

March 4, 2005 Last month, a dozen updates. This month, none. One analyst calls Redmond's restraint "a good sign." TAGS: copy protection, patch, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Tripping the rippers

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: music industry, Macrovision Corp., antipiracy, online music, copy protection, digital audio, software company, CD, Windows Media, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., MP3, Sony Corp., Microsoft Windows

Anticopying fight mars mobile music

May 5, 2005 Carriers say fees for copy-protection standards are too high--and they're threatening to go elsewhere. TAGS: copy protection, antipiracy, carrier, standards, mobile phone, Europe, cell phone, music, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

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, copy protection, protection, digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Vista, TV, monitor, video, DVD, audio, Apple iTunes, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Hot spots for illicit downloads

February 17, 2005 Broadband pirates in Britain tune in to hottest U.S. shows. Also: Hackers try end runs around Microsoft, Napster copy protection. TAGS: Britain, Napster Inc., antipiracy, copy protection, P2P, download, U.S., broadband, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's iPod killer?

April 2, 2004 Long-delayed technology is close that could help fill portable music players with thousands of songs for as little as $10 a month. TAGS: portable music player, music player, online music, copy protection, digital media, Apple Computer, music, song, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod

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, antipiracy, copy protection, studio, Hollywood, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., programming, security, operating system, monitor, video, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, copy protection, flaw, Microsoft Windows Media Player, hacker, programmer, Redmond, Windows Media, media player, programming, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

This week in security

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, Black Hat, patch management, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., copy protection, security, patch, researcher, router, CD, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

Home electronics giants launch antipiracy strategy

January 19, 2005 Taking aim at Microsoft and Apple, consumer electronics companies say they'll build their own copy protection system. TAGS: rights-management, InterTrust Technologies, consumer electronics, antipiracy, digital-rights management, digital music, Apple Computer, copy protection, technology company, electronics, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., video
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