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Digital rights group to fight data retention
News A digital rights organisation, the Open Rights Group (ORG), has been formed to tackle European and UK legislation which could threaten digital and civil freedoms. ORG will serve as a hub for other cyber-rights groups campaigning on similar digital...
[September 12, 2005, 17:35]
Digital rights group hits support milestone
News A thousand people have backed the Open Rights Group, a recently formed collective of digital rights campaigners, which may be a sign of growing public concern about the improper use of data. Suw Charman, executive director of the Open Rights Group...
[November 29, 2005, 17:05]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Leader Any computer would of course qualify, and would need a full suite of digital rights management (DRM) software in order just to be legal - and that DRM would be under the control of the content providers.
[November 7, 2005, 13:45]
Digital rights case could set crucial precedent
News A showdown before the US Supreme Court on Wednesday could lay the ground rules for who owns the electronic rights to stories that have previously appeared in print newspapers and magazines. It's about e-rights in cyberspace," said Orrie Dinstein...
[March 28, 2001, 9:03]
Digital rights mismanagement
Leader There is no more piquant example of the damage digital rights management can do than the BBC. A first-tier public-service broadcaster charged with serving the public, it has always been keen to use the internet to extend its reach and improve its...
[July 16, 2007, 17:56]
Digital rights group: E-voting fit only for X Factor
News The Open Rights Group (ORG), a digital rights advocacy group, issued a statement on Tuesday stating its "deep concern" at the government's response to an Electoral Commission report on the May 2007 e-voting and e-counting pilots.
[November 14, 2007, 14:19]
Survey: Digital rights management about to boom
News Digital rights management (DRM) products help companies safeguard email and other digital documents from loss or theft. The market for software that protects private data is expected to grow to $274m (£151m) by 2008, from $36m in 2003, market...
[July 2, 2004, 12:35]
Open Rights and digital freedom
News A digital-rights organisation, Open Rights Group (ORG), has been formed to tackle European and British legislation which could threaten digital and civil freedoms. ORG will serve as a hub for other cyber-rights groups campaigning on similar digital...
[September 12, 2005, 17:20]
Managed Testing Service for a Digital Rights Management Product
White Papers The company is a leader in electronic licensing, installation, and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies. Over 50,000 software publishers and hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies rely on company's technology to maximize the value of their...
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
US finally fights for digital consumer rights
News In an effort to thwart piracy, the entertainment industries have been slowly chipping away at consumer rights by refusing to let people use digital content in the same way they've used analogue material.
[October 3, 2002, 9:12]
Introduction to Digital Rights Management
White Papers Most people have heard of software licensing and pay per view television, but possibly not connected it with a development in technology called Digital Rights Management (DRM). To understand what DRM is trying to achieve you first of all need to...
[March 29, 2005, 3:00]
Digital spying under scrutiny - threat to human rights
News Spying on electronic communications by international agencies should be seen as a breach of human rights according to a five page proposal being considered by the European Parliament. It recommends that interception of digital communications must...
[April 13, 2000, 12:03]
Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services for Windows Server 2003: Helping Organizations Safeguard Digital Information from Unauthorized Use
White Papers This paper discusses Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) for Windows Server 2003 and related technologies. RMS is information protection technology that works with RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from...
[November 27, 2003, 23:36]
Digital rights group slams e-voting
News Digital rights activists have attacked the UK government over its plan to trial e-voting in the upcoming local elections. According to the Open Rights Group (ORG), the technology "threatens the integrity of our elections".
[January 31, 2007, 12:15]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Talkback Thanks for the needed kick in the butt.
[November 10, 2005, 21:34]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Talkback Probably the best way to show that not all the consumers are as stupid as Sony hopes that we are is to vote with our pockets. Boycott them until they offer a suitable solution to this mess, apologize to the consumers whos computers may have been...
[November 7, 2005, 16:12]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Talkback Arthur, Calm down: your spelling, grammar and clarity suffer. It's a shame to mis-represent your knowledge and thoughtfulness. Another Arthur B
[November 10, 2005, 9:30]
Digital rights and actual wrongs
Talkback People should make their political leader of choice perfectly clear, in writing, that such gross neglection of civil rights in their own country of county will have serious consequences for voting behaviour the coming rounds.
[November 7, 2005, 22:39]
Survey: Digital rights management about to boom
Talkback The true concept of DRM, with an end goal of protecting data, and preventing viruses and worms is in itself sound. However, DRM (TCP, and a number of other discarded names and anagrams) is instead being developed to track and control personal use...
[July 10, 2004, 9:39]
Digital rights group hits support milestone
Talkback This should be saying something to a few politicians out there.
[November 29, 2005, 21:41]
