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Video: Cronicles of DRM: Assult on Drive C:\Original at YouTube
• Tue, Apr 14
By rss@youtube.com (BoxedEntertainment21) None Author: BoxedEntertainment21 Keywords: Cronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena DRM Securom copy protection security Armake21 Added: April 14, 2009
Video: Convert DRM protected WMA to unprotected iPod AACOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Jul 8
By rss@youtube.com (fighterintheday) More: http://www.soundtaxi.us/ This video show how to convert DRM protected WMA to iPod AAC,you can use SoundTaxi Pro to remove DRM from any music. Author: fighterintheday Keywords: DRM-removal Remove-drm remove-copy-protection wma-to-aac Added: July 8, 2008
The Gadget Blog: DVD-Ripping Man Wants Prosecution Under Law
Original at NewsFactor Network
• Fri, Dec 4
yet at the same time prohibits attempts to disable copy protection technology. Mr. Anderson, after circumventing the DRM of his DVDs and effectively ... Dane asks police to arrest him to prove copyright pointNeoseeker Anti-Piracy Group To DRM Breaker: OK To Break The LawTorrentFreak (blog...
Opinion: Secret ACTA deal to change IT forever
Original at Computerworld New Zealand
• Thu, Dec 3
Next up for ACTA is a ban on breaking copy-protection measures by making it illegal to crack the digital rights management (DRM) tools put on DVDs, ... Super secret international treaty details leakedExaminer.com all 2 news articles »
Akella Chooses ByteShield's DRM Solution to Protect Their Most Popular PC Games
Original at Gameinfowire.com
• Sun, Nov 22
ByteShield's unique approach to DRM and copy protection provides users with a transparent, safe and un-intrusive solution while giving PC game and PC ...
Disciples III Dev Akella Signs DRM Deal With Byteshield
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Nov 19
Byteshield describes its technology as an account-based copy protection model that "enables users to run games on multiple computers without limiting their ...
BBC faces Christmas woe over HD copy protection
Original at T3
• Tue, Nov 10
schedule after failing in its plans to ease pressure from third-party TV studios by adding DRM copy protection to its high definition broadcasts. ... Ofcom knocks back BBC DRM plansBBC News BBC banned from using DRM on Freeview HDCrave
SOC in Context
Original at Public Knowledge Tech News and Comment
• Mon, Nov 9
Ars Technica In a nutshell, Selectable Output Control is not just another form of copy protection or DRM. It gives Hollywood the power to remotely shut down part of your ... Hollywood DRM plan: put a Soc in itAgoravox (blog) all 5 news articles »
How copyright has turned the record labels, software writers and film studios ...
Original at Lew Rockwell
• Sun, Nov 8
What's DRM, you ask? DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. Restrictions might be a more apt term than rights. DRM is, in short, copy protection ...
Dev finds Windows Marketplace DRM severely lacking, easily circumventable
Original at Engadget
• Thu, Oct 8
By Darren Murph Microsoft's Windows Phones just left the chute a few days ago, and already it seems that ye old DRM is getting talked about -- and not in a good way. According to one Chainfire over at XDA-Developers, the so-called "copy protection" involved in keeping applications in place rather than str...
License to Kill Innovation: the Broadcast Flag for UK Digital TV?
Original at EFF.org Updates
• Mon, Sep 14
By danny The BBC has indicated that third party content owners are seeking to ensure that reception equipment will implement ... copy protection. Because [these] requirements are not mandatory, representatives of content owners have asked the BBC to take steps to ensure that reception equipment...
– A Company Specializing in PDF Document Security & Copy Protection
Original at video-de.tomshardware.com
• Sat, Sep 5
video LockLizard – A DRM Company Specializing in PDF Document Security Copy Protection - www.locklizard.com LockLizard is a DRM (digital rights ... video-de.tomshardware.com
Orwell in 2009: Dystopian Rights Management
Original at EFF.org Updates
• Fri, Jul 17
By hugh The Ministry of Truth would have truly appreciated DRM and tethered devices. As many owners of Kindle e-books discovered this morning, electronic books that come rigged with DRM "copy protection," stored on e-book readers subject to Amazon remote control, can be made to disappear at th...
Nokia Music Store to abandon DRM
Original at Mobile Entertainment
• Wed, Jun 17
UK Sources confirm move to MP3 in 2009 – and DRM could be removed from Comes With Music in 2010. At the UK launch of Nokia's N97 last night, ME learned that Nokia would follow the industry trend away from DRM by removing copy protection from its own music ...
Interview: The Return Of... starforce?
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Jun 15
CA Keeping in mind that copy protection and DRM are pretty important things for the game industry overall, the only thing we can do is to offer better products and services based on our past years' experience. We do not intend to repeat our past mistakes. ...
Ghostbusters PC Requires Internet Connection, Doesn't Use It
Original at Kotaku.com
• Sat, Jun 13
NY Behind the scenes, it may be a misnomer to call it DRM, but there is a copy protection scheme - you've got to authenticate your disc the first time you play the game, and that requires Interwebs. If the basic expectation of a PC gamer is that he has an ...
– A Company Specializing in PDF Document Security & Copy Protection
Original at archos.kewego.com
• Thu, Jun 11
video LockLizard – A DRM Company Specializing in PDF Document Security Copy Protection - www.locklizard.com LockLizard is a DRM (digital rights ... archos.kewego.com
European cellcos remove DRM from music stores
Original at Rethink Wireless
• Tue, Jun 9
UK By CAROLINE GABRIEL In their enthusiasm for mobile music revenues, European carriers are increasingly doing away with digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. The latest is T-Mobile in Germany and Austria, which has lifted DRM copy protection on ...
Widevine Secures Best Buy, Blockbuster Content Online
Original at Contentinople
• Mon, Jun 8
NY But the partnership is not just about DRM. As part of the deal, Widevine will also provide adaptive streaming technology and interactive DVD features as well as DRM copy protection for video delivered via Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow video service. ...
E3: ESA Head Likes Obama, Hates Piracy
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, Jun 5
Romania He underlined that “We as an industry are required to protect their content” but admitted that DRM was a controversial measure that could hurt legitimate players. There is a need to balance copy protection with user experience but the decision is ...
The Witcher Getting a Tune-up
Original at Game Informer
• Wed, Jun 3
Additionally version 1.5 of the game is completely DRM-free, meaning no more copy protection problems or disc checks. Developers embracing fan-made content and saying goodbye to obnoxious copy protection schemes? Why, those are two of our favorite ...
'The Witcher: Enhanced Edition' - v1.5 Patch Adds Content, Drops DRM
Original at WorthPlaying.com
• Tue, Jun 2
Escapist Magazine CA Most importantly, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition 1.5 is completely DRM-free! Playing The Witcher will be even more fun without any form of annoying copy protection. Moreover, the 1.5 version of The Witcher will remove the disc check, allowing you to ...
CDP announces The Witcher: Enhanced Edition 1.5 & Director's Cut
Original at Neoseeker
• Tue, Jun 2
Publishers CD Projekt (CDP) note that even more importantly, with 1.5, the game will be completely digital rights management (DRM)-free, meaning no more TAGES and no more disk check ("annoying copy protection", they call it). ... The Witcher: Enhanced Edition' - v1.5 Patch Adds Content, Dro...
– A Company Specializing in PDF Document Security & Copy ProtectionOriginal at kewego.com
• Fri, May 29
www.locklizard.com LockLizard is a DRM (digital rights management) company specializes in document security and copy protection software for pdf ... kewego.com
– A Company Specializing in PDF Document Security & Copy Protection
Original at kewego.fr
• Fri, May 29
www.locklizard.com LockLizard is a DRM (digital rights management) company specializes in document security and copy protection software for pdf ... kewego.fr
Broken promises, or 'How GameStop's error cost Stardock a vacation'
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Apr 15
CA Beyond losing vacation time, Wardell theorizes the early availability of Demigod will cause piracy of the copy protection-free title to be "maximized." But the outspoken (anti-intrusive DRM) exec says Demigod's early release may serve as proof of the ...
Burn Your Purchased iTunes Movie to a DVD
Original at Lifehacker
• Tue, Mar 31
CA Their method involves removing the DRM copy protection and burning the resulting file to a DVD using a couple of shareware applications, namely Tunebite for DRM removal and Aimersoft DVD Creator to burn the DVD. We're not keen on the cost of the ...
New iTunes Pricing and DRM Removal Questions
Original at TheAppleBlog
• Wed, Jan 7
By Tom Reestman Like many users, I’m pleased that the labels are finally allowing Apple to sell music free of DRM copy protection. Given that the labels have allowed this for many other vendors (Amazon, Wal-Mart, Zune Store, etc.) I think they’ve been flirting with collusion on the iTunes store for a while...
iTunes Price Cut: Apple Announces Tiered System, DRM-Free Tunes
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, Jan 6
By The Huffington Post News Editors SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection. More on Apple
Apple drops copy protection from iTunes
Original at The Guardian (UK)
• Tue, Jan 6
By Bobbie Johnson Apple today announced that its entire iTunes music catalogue will soon be available without any copy protection, after agreeing a new deal with the world's major record labels. By the end of the quarter all 10 million songs will be DRM free in iTunes and iTunes plus," said Phil Schiller, Ap...
iTunes Drops Most Copy Protection, Varies Prices
Original at Lifehacker
• Tue, Jan 6
By Kevin Purdy Update: Gizmodo confirms the announcement. The good news: CNET has sources saying the three largest music labels will allow Apple to offer music downloads free of copy-protection. And the bad news might not be that bad. Will variable, DRM-free pricing make you a (new or returning) iTunes c...
Upgrading to a DRM-free iTunes library will cost you
Original at CNET News.com
• Tue, Jan 6
Apple will not only offer new tracks stripped of copy-protection software, it will let you remove DRM from your existing iTunes collection--for 30 cents per song.
Transfer iTunes Library to Zune
Original at DMO Blog Zone
• Mon, Jan 5
By treesing If you have moved from Apple iPod to Microsoft Zune, you probably have some songs that you purchased from the iTunes Music Store that you would like to move to the new device. You will run into a hurdle if you try to transfer the files directly as Apple's copy protection prevents the song from p...
Championship Manager Dev Reports 90% Piracy Rate
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, Jan 5
Despite Meredith's obvious concern regarding piracy, he recognizes that adding DRM copy protection to the upcoming Championship Manager 2009 could create even more problems. There's a real issue around DRM... I'd love to defeat pirates, but actually, with all this mess on Spore and Footb...
Podcast: Buzz Out Loud 856: Competition FTW
Original at Buzz Out Loud
• Wed, Nov 19
By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Apple’s new MacBooks have built-in copy protection measures(thanks Mager!) http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/18/apples_new_macbooks_have_built_in_copy_protection_measures.html
Apple Macbooks — new feature
Original at p2pnet.net
• Tue, Nov 18
By Jon High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a, “form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across DisplayPort, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (...
Convert itunes to DVD, burn itunes movie tv shows cartoon to DVD ...
Original at digWin
• Mon, Nov 10
• 26 related articles
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MobileRead DRM poll: Many savvy e-bookers are bypassing ‘protection’ hassles despite DMCA law
Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
• Sun, Nov 9
By Chris Meadows For those who know how to get around it, DRM is no longer anything more than a speedbump. And the know-how can be found in just a few minutes of Googling. There is hardly even any risk to those who do it—nobody is going to know that you cracked the copy protection on your e-books in the privacy of yo...
Opinion: Gaming community turning against Electronic Arts over bundled DRM, malware
Original at Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog
• Sat, Oct 25
By Andrew(noreply@blogger.com) The name of the second program is SecuROM, which is a form of Digital Rights Management (DRM) for computer games. Although consumers are told that the game uses access control and copy protection technology, consumers are not told that this technology is actually an entirely separate, s...
Spore Developer: DRM Necessary for PC Games
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sat, Aug 16
By Rajiv Ashrafi While DRM may be on its way to extinction when it comes to music, it is having a fun time on PC gamers. EA’s upcoming life simulation game Spore was said to have a controversial copy protection scheme that would have gamers activate ...
Spore Dev: DRM 'Necessary Part' of Our Business
Original at Shacknews
• Fri, Aug 15
- Aug 15, 2008 by Aaron Linde Aug 15, 2008 2:21pm CST tags: Spore, DRM Executive producer Lucy Bradshaw described the copy protection built into EA Maxis' upcoming ...
Sony adds DRM to upcoming PlayTV PS3 add-on
Original at CD Freaks.com
• Thu, Aug 14
Netherlands - Aug 14, 2008 Unfortunately, Sony has now gone back to its old habit and decided to enforce DRM copy protection on the device, which means that PlayTV recordings made on ...
DRM Clarification for Mass Effect and Spore - Gamers Hell
Original at gamershell.com
• Fri, May 9
In this Official BioWare/EA Response to DRM Discussion thread, BioWare has annouced that Mass Effect will not require 10- day periodic re-authentication ... EA cut down copy protection Play.tm BioWare backs down over Mass Effect authentication gamezine.co.uk
Burn itunes movie and protected tv shows to dvd
Original at Pixel Groovy
• Wed, Apr 9
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Apple iTunes DRM Free Tracks Contain User Data
Original at tipsdr.com
• Fri, Jun 1
By Jimmy Daniels Specifically, if you burn a playlist of iTunes’ protected music to a CD in iTunes 7.2 and then rip that CD in the MP3 format (a trick people often use to remove the tracks’ copy protection), those MP3 tracks won’t copy to an iPod. Try, and you’ll be told that the tracks are incompatible with the i...
Patch: DRM-Free tracks now available on iTunes Plus
Original at TechSpot
• Wed, May 30
• 4 related articles
Along with a new version of iTunes released today Apple has launched iTunes Plus, a premium service that offers music tracks free of copy protection, keeping its promise to offer EMI Group's digital catalog in May, inclu...
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Opinion: Shelly Palmer: What DRM-Free Audio Means for Video
Original at Huffington Post
• Fri, May 18
By Shelly Palmer Next, when they say DRM-free, they mean a file without copy protection or anti-copying software. They do not mean that the file won't have digital identification that might link it to its legal owner or other tracking software attached to it.
Apple Taking On Music DRM Restrictions
Original at Sci-Tech Today
• Mon, May 7
Last month, Britain's EMI Music Group PLC, home to artists such as Coldplay, Norah Jones and Joss Stone, agreed to let iTunes sell tracks without the copy-protection technology known as digital-rights management. The DRM-free tracks cost 30 cents more than copy-restricted versions o...
Sony offers fix for broken DVDs
Original at Engadget
• Wed, Apr 18
By Ben Drawbaugh Filed under: Home EntertainmentFor those still living in the 90's and having problems with Sony's ARccOS copy protection scheme for DVDs, Sony has updated the system and is offering replacement discs to those who request them. Some studios just won't give up on DRM, and while CSS and more...
New Sony DVD DRM breaks Sony DVD players
Original at Boing Boing
• Tue, Apr 17
By Cory Doctorow Cory Doctorow: New Sony DVDs have been corrupted with a DRM system that renders them unplayable on many DVD players -- including Sony players: Reports are starting to pile up of unhappy encounters with a new copy-protection system that Sony is baking into commercial DVD release and whic...
DRM patch expires hacked Blu-ray and HD DVD encryption keys
Original at PC Pro
• Thu, Apr 12
The body that oversees the AACS DRM technology that imposes rigourous copy-protection measures on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs has released a security update that expires hacked encryption keys.
Opinion: Steve Jobs Tells the Truth; But One Step Remains
Original at PC Magazine
• Tue, Feb 6
By MichaelMiller This afternoon, he published a long statement on the Apple web site that pretty much calls for the end of Digital Rights Management (DRM) on music. And then, can we talk about DRM and copy protection on movies? Jobs and Disney surely have some ideas there.
Sony BMG Settles DRM Case with FTC
Original at Digitaltrends.com
• Wed, Jan 31
The debacle regarding copy-protection software tucked away on certain Sony BMG audio CDs has taken one more step into the history books. Sony BMG has agreed to a settlement with the FTC, and, in doing so, acknowledges that it violated federal law by not telling consumers its music CDs cont...
Opinion: Alpha Geek: CDs vs. Downloads
Original at Lifehacker
• Mon, Jan 8
By Rick Broida The Bad: They typically cost more than downloads, and you have to buy the whole album; anti-rip copy protection is a problem on some discs; scratches can impede playback; you have to go a store (or pay shipping) to get them; you have to store them; jewel cases are evil.
myTunes: the simplified iTunes DRM stripper for Windows
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Sep 1
By Ryan Block So the first thing we did was, of course, update to the very latest version of iTunes for Windows (6.0.5.20) and buy a song from the iTunes Music Store. As you'd expect, this is what happened with the AAC file tried to play in VLC. No go -- that's copy protection for ya!
Opinion: An Open Letter to Microsoft - Why you shouldn't kill FairUse4WM
Original at Engadget
• Sun, Aug 27
By Peter Rojas We know that you're already probably working to fix the, um, hole that's been discovered in Windows DRM 10/11, but we're going to ask you this anyway: please don't stop consumers from using FairUse4WM to remove copy protection from music they've downloaded.
Podcast: Digital Piracy
Original at BusinessWeek
• Tue, Dec 13
Sony BMG's fiasco with copy-protection software reveals enormous pitfalls in content owners' plans to prevent piracy through digital-rights management (DRM). But DRM is essential to making the content available, and there are ways to do it right. To make the revolution in digital medi...
Opinion: Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2005
Original at DRM
• Wed, Jun 29
By jimmypalmer@gmail.com (DRM) Physical media and software always have sinister, brightly-hued copyright warnings, but I've yet to see even one CD or DVD that warns me that it also has built-in copy protection. Nor are there labels that explain how my rightfully purchased media or new software CD can't be accessed on my...
How to remove DRM from windows WMV WMA
Original at Corvette Fever Magazine Forums
• Fri, Aug 8
What is DRM? Why do we remove DRM from windows WMV and WMA? DRM (Digital Rights Management) - The anti consumer copy protection that prevents you from using music or movies in a way that suits you. For example, if a DRM WMA or DRM WMV ...