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Linux community snubs SDMI hacker challenge

...to any hacker who strips out the watermark from a digital song. SDMI is a technology initiative launched by the record companies to crack down... Read more

15 September, 2000 by Lisa M Bowman

SDMI looking frail

The future of the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) was thrown into doubt Monday with one industry... Read more

6 October, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

SDMI will adopt MP3 as standard of choice - insider

...a face-losing U-turn as MP3 has evolved dramatically since the SDMI was set up," he said. "The fact the SDMI has not named... Read more

14 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

News Burst: SDMI will fail - EMusic

The SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) was formed by major players in the record... Read more

8 July, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

SDMI approves standards for MP3 portables

The SDMI was set up by the recording industry in response to the growing... Read more

10 June, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

SDMI buckles on MP3 - Report

If the reports are true, the first generation of SDMI approved devices/players will play MP3 files -- the principle concern of the... Read more

12 May, 1999 by Richard Barry

SDMI copyright technology easily hacked Pt II

...them to judge the quality of the music as well as the SDMI can, said Talal Shamoon, chairman of the Perimeter Technologies Working Group of... Read more

24 October, 2000 by Robert Lemos

SDMI copyright technology easily hacked

...surviving a tech-savvy pirate's attack. The way in which the SDMI is trying to protect music is not feasible with today's watermarking... Read more

24 October, 2000 by Robert Lemos

SDMI hack popular despite Linux boycott

...Secure Digital Music Initiative, said "thousands" of people have responded to the SDMI's contest, which launched Friday and promises to split $10,000 among... Read more

19 September, 2000 by Lisa M Bowman

News Burst: SDMI tempts hackers to $10,000 challenge

Hackers are challenged to break SDMI's secure systems with a $10k carrot Read more

11 September, 2000 by Richard Barry

SDMI releases secure music spec

The Secure Digital Music Initiative or SDMI -- a consortium of more than 110 companies from the music and computer... Read more

14 July, 1999 by Robert Lemos

Music industry gives MP3 the all clear

The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) -- a consortium of major music labels and technology companies looking to protect... Read more

29 June, 1999 by Robert Lemos

Bigwigs talk music distribution

SDMI will focus on standardising the security of the various technologies vying to... Read more

1 March, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

EFF files free speech lawsuit against record labels

...their music, was quashed in April after the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI ) and the Recording Industry Association of America discouraged Princeton professor Edward Felten... Read more

7 June, 2001 by Lisa M.Bowman and Stefanie Olsen

Copy-protected CD hacked--or is it?

Pride before a fall. Hackers appear to have got there first Read more

16 May, 2001 by Gwendolyn Mariano

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apexwm

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What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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"cites" even. Ouch!

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Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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