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Police to stop looking for HMRC CDs
Blog On Monday the police will call of the search for the two unecrypted CDs containing sensitive information on 25 million people that HMRC lost at the end of November, according to the Financial Times. After all, the personal details of all the people...
[December 14, 2007, 16:22]
CDWow.com settlement means dearer CDs
Talkback Its so stupid I want cheap cds its not fair .its cd wows own business dey shud b able to charge what dey lyk
[February 2, 2004, 20:38]
Sites spotlight reports of copy-protected CDs
News A handful of Web sites are popping up to report sightings of copy-protected CDs, and already it's clear that there is far more confusion than solid information. The sites, located in the United States and United Kingdom, are part of a swelling...
[November 13, 2001, 13:06]
Copy-proof CDs flood Europe
News Copy-resistant CDs may still be scarce in the United States, but signs are growing that the technology is becoming increasingly mainstream elsewhere and may finally break into the American market this year.
[April 3, 2003, 10:12]
Merger could spawn more copy-proof CDs
News Two leading copy-protection technology companies announced on Tuesday that they are merging, in a deal that could help speed the move of controversial copy-proof music CDs to market. The merger is one sign of maturation in a technology niche that...
[November 6, 2002, 9:27]
Press your own CDs is music industry's next move
News Under the scheme, BT would provide a private network to music shops so retailers could download and burn CDs on the spot, giving customers the choice of back catalogue albums as well as chart tunes. Separately, San Jose, California company...
[April 27, 1999, 9:16]
Surely not again!! More CDs go missing...
Blog It’s emerged today that the organisation may have lost four CDs of personal data - sent out on December 15 - a few weeks after all the massive debacle that was HMRC. Ministry of Justice loses four CDs of personal data
[January 23, 2008, 13:13]
Label to identify copy-protected CDs
News A music industry group has proposed a logo to identify CDs that include anti-copying features, saying the feature could help allay consumer concerns over the technology. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on Tuesday...
[September 19, 2002, 7:55]
Sony suspends production of DRM 'rootkit' CDs
News Sony BMG Music Entertainment said on Friday that it will suspend production of CDs with copy-restriction technology that has been exploited by virus writers to try to hide their malicious code on PCs.
[November 12, 2005, 11:45]
CDWow.com settlement means dearer CDs
Talkback I don't see how I'm doign anythign wrong by buying legally bought CDs/DVDs/games. This is totally insane. It's not like they are pirate copies. Another great example of the record industry putting profit before customers, but I suppose that's life.
[January 22, 2004, 14:59]
AOL wants to lock up its CDs
News AOL Time Warner is beginning efforts to add copy protection to CDs, underscoring the company's desire to limit unsanctioned digital distribution of its musical works. CDs present a daunting security problem for the record labels.
[March 13, 2002, 10:46]
French students to get Linux CDs
News Many secondary schools students in the French region of Auvergne will receive CDs containing free and open source software when they return to school in September. The project, which has been funded by the local government, will see 64,000 packs of...
[August 11, 2005, 14:20]
Are these the Sony rootkit CDs?
News Cyber-rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) claimed on Wednesday to have identified 19 Sony CDs that contain a rootkit-like application that disguises its copy-restriction technology. The discovery of the rootkit last week kicked...
[November 10, 2005, 17:00]
'Unplayable' CDs spark French investigation
News French authorities have launched an investigation of EMI France and music retailer Fnac over anticopying technology included on CDs that allegedly renders them unplayable on some systems. The labels want to prevent consumers from making direct...
[August 27, 2004, 8:45]
News Burst: Photo booths to offer customised CDs
News Photo-me booths are to offer users the chance to download music on to customised CDs it was announced Wednesday. In a deal with American music site musicmaker.com, ten booths in London and New York will be fitted out with the service early next year.
[October 20, 1999, 12:34]
New CDs designed to end 'ripping'
News Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against the leading MP3 format and other rivals in the high-stakes battle over digital-audio...
[September 28, 2001, 14:25]
Ministry of Justice loses four CDs of personal data
News The Ministry of Justice has lost four CDs containing personal data. A spokesperson for Bloomfield confirmed that four CDs containing data were lost in the post on 15 December, in transit between the Ministry of Justice and an unnamed recipient.
[January 23, 2008, 12:33]
Trust in government tech lost on two CDs
Leader Is data security at HMRC really so bad that sending physical CDs was considered more secure than electronic transmission? It's hard to believe that a body charged with the personal details of 25 million people could allow that entire database to be...
[November 20, 2007, 18:04]
Microsoft to distribute XP SP2 on one million CDs
News Microsoft will encourage dial-up users to update their Windows XP systems with Service Pack 2 by distributing the update on one million CDs in the UK. Additionally, the company has cut deals with numerous computer magazines to distribute the update...
[July 9, 2004, 17:15]
Day of action to protest against copy-protected CDs
News The Campaign for Digital Rights is holding a day of action in the UK on Saturday, to raise public awareness about the growing use of copy-protection mechanisms on CDs. It will alert people to the recent move by record companies to modify CDs so...
[October 5, 2001, 8:30]
