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ReviewsLogitech Wireless Headphones for PC
Reviewed on April 11, 2006 The Logitech Wireless Headphones for PC sound great, but some users may balk at their relatively short range and the lack of an integrated microphone. -
NewsMicrosoft 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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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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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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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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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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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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Shift key breaks CD copy locks
October 7, 2003 A Princeton University student has published instructions for disabling the new anticopying measures being tested on CDs by BMG--and they're as simple as holding down a computer's Shift key. -
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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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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 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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Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
November 1, 2005 Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say. -
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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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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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Student faces suit over key to CD locks
October 9, 2003 Antipiracy technology developer SunnComm says it will likely sue a Princeton student who showed how to break its CD copy protection by pushing the Shift key. -
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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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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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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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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. -
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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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