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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."
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Windows Media
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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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.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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Sony Corp.
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Labels, Microsoft in talks on CD copying
September 17, 2004
Music companies want support for CD copy protection built into Longhorn operating system.
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EMI Group Plc.
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Microsoft Longhorn
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operating system
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Microsoft Corp.
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U.S.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft, Macrovision align on copy protection
February 1, 2005
Companies strike antipiracy deal aimed at stopping analog copies of movies, TV shows.
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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.
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Windows Media
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SDK
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Napster Inc.
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Microsoft Zune
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digital media
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Redmond
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Microsoft Corp.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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developer
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movie
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Microsoft Windows
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.
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SunnComm Technologies
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InterTrust Technologies
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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.
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David Caulton
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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Windows Media
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Redmond
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programming
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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.
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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Leonardo Chiariglione
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digital-rights management
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digital content
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Napster Inc.
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rule
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music player
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Word
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Apple iPod
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Apple Computer
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.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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Websense Inc.
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Sony Corp.
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label
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security
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note
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agreement
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U.S.
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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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
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Microsoft Windows
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TV
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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.
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Macrovision Corp.
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SunnComm Technologies
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music industry
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CD
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online music
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digital audio
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Windows Media
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software company
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Adobe PDF
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Microsoft Corp.
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MP3
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Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked CDs
July 12, 2004
Microsoft's WMA format was almost a standard on copy-protected CDs. Then along came Apple.
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Bertelsmann Music Group
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SunnComm Technologies
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Apple iPod
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WMA
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CD
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Apple Computer
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song
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U.S.
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Microsoft Corp.
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music
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
CD lock loosened for freer copying
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.
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Macrovision Corp.
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CD
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Apple iTunes
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technique
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music
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U.S.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Phoenix toughens up BIOS
November 26, 2003
The software that sits between the OS and a PC's hardware hasn't changed much in decades. Phoenix Technologies wants to introduce greater security and copy protection.
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Phoenix Technologies
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BIOS
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Microsoft Corp.
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Real to launch song store
January 6, 2004
RealNetworks will base its digital download store on technology similar to Apple's iTunes--but don't expect them to play well together.
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RealNetworks Inc.
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Apple Computer
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Apple iTunes
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song
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Consumer Electronics Show
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multimedia
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MP3
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Security breach
October 10, 2003
Despite heightened awareness of security vulnerabilities, prying eyes are still making very public intrusions.
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Wi-Fi technology
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district
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Bertelsmann Music Group
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Minnesota
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Week in review
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Vonage Holdings Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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