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DRM's struggle with language
Leader Yet that has happened with digital rights management and the Anti-DRM day that's been called for the 3 October. But DRM isn't of itself the issue. That's not helped by the way so many of the organisations who concern themselves with DRM, software...
[September 4, 2006, 18:10]
DRM opponents call on U2 frontman
News Impressed by his stand on AIDS and third-world debt, a free and open software group has asked technologists to sign a petition calling on the lead singer of U2 to meet with them to discuss what it claims is the threat posed by DRM.
[July 5, 2006, 15:40]
No need to burn books you can't read - DRM and public libraries
Blog Grinding their teeth, my correspondent went to open the document (thirty pages of an academic journal, costing around a pound a page) and was greeted by the Adobe DRM Activator. These cost a lot of money (despite, in the case of academic journals...
[October 14, 2008, 16:13]
DRM Dumpster
Downloads DRM Dumpster is the way to automate iTuens to convert DRM tracks from your music library to standard music files. DRM Dumpster uses a CD-RW and COM to script iTunes to convert all of the DRM music files in your library (or in a play list of your...
[June 10, 2009, 16:12]
DRM is failing, MPs told
Talkback DRM is an answer. It's always easy to find a question to an answer. The trick is to ask a question that questions the answer. But to which question really?
[March 20, 2006, 20:48]
DRM Flash
Talkback I heard that they would use Adobe's new flash DRM to enable flash video to be downloaded and played offline but with DRM protection so that it couldn't be passed around or given a time limit on how long you have to use/watch it.
[December 17, 2007, 9:48]
Microsoft: DRM Trojan hole is not a vulnerability
News Panda Software warned earlier this week that hackers are using the player's DRM tool to fool people into downloading spyware and viruses. This Trojan appears to utilise a function of the Windows Media DRM designed to enable licence delivery...
[January 14, 2005, 12:15]
Antivirus firms consider protection against Sony DRM rootkit
Talkback These DRM programs violate the entire reason for purchasing CD's over music downloads. The DRM tracks included on CD’s are reminiscent of cassette tape quality. Furthermore, poor quality DRM software like Sony's should be recognized by antivirus...
[November 5, 2005, 17:08]
Taking the rap for DRM
Leader Rapper and new media entrepreneur Chuck D has made his feelings about current DRM usage painfully clear. ATRAC, AAC, WMA, with all that DRM they can play the trick again, it's yo' that they're managin' and yo' don't mean a thing
[September 19, 2006, 16:05]
Microsoft and Time Warner DRM bid halted
Talkback DRM is not just about movies and music. It's about who controls access to what data how. For a crude example: imagine that your car, your house, your vault, etc only have a very simplistic lock on them.
[February 14, 2005, 9:02]
Chuck D lays down the law on DRM
News Digital rights management (DRM) has its benefits, but should not overly restrict users, according to musician and mobile entrepreneur Chuck D. He said he does "believe in some sort of DRM" but pointed out that MP3 was the most popular compression...
[September 19, 2006, 14:05]
MPs launch DRM consultation
Talkback In what ways will DRM stand in contrast to already existing laws and (civil) rights? What are the (legal) requirements of DRM to work and in what way does that relate to existing laws and (civil) rights?
[November 15, 2005, 20:38]
MPs launch DRM consultation
Talkback In what ways will DRM stand in contrast to already existing laws and (civil) rights? What are the (legal) requirements of DRM to work and in what way does that relate to existing laws and (civil) rights?
[November 15, 2005, 20:40]
GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM
Talkback DRM and "Disney" etc. As that (Disney) part of the industry is set on "restricting" I feel they have also restricted their brains, their ability to think. As the opinion against "piracy" is as strong within the OSS community as in the "Disney...
[January 20, 2006, 8:29]
GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM
Talkback DRM isnt meant to be a benefit to users, its to stop criminals pirating software/music (and criminals seem to be a significant % of the people who post here) If you pirate software/music you are no better than a shoplifter/street mugger and should...
[January 20, 2006, 9:05]
GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM
Talkback DRM is neither for users or criminals.criminals always know how to circumvent them). DRM is a commercial strategy of a given company, technically enforced. I don't want my DVD to play on a given zone ?
[January 20, 2006, 16:56]
GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM
Talkback The arguments that DRM restricts people using music/software that people have paid for is all very well but isnt the real agenda DRM stops piracy , peopele who dont want to pay anything (and even basic protection will stop the majority of people).
[January 20, 2006, 18:35]
Mobile operators take DRM biscuit
Talkback "So, while we recognise the frustrations the industry feels when the owners of DRM patents point to a barrel and say 'bend over', we do not feel one iota of sympathy. What a great turn of phrase. Perhaps we should adopt the term "Barrel Meat" to...
[April 5, 2005, 16:04]
GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM
Talkback Like DRM, the evil "fritz chip" (this damn thing is to be build in pretty much EVERY electronic gadget && IT-hardware /device for sale at the end of this year. Dear Reader, Quite frankly, I am getting SICK of all this 'so called' "protection...
[January 30, 2006, 5:57]
Sky hit by return of Windows Media DRM crack
News Broadcaster Sky has suspended its broadband movie download service after a Microsoft security patch on Windows Media's digital rights management (DRM) was cracked. The patch had been rushed out by Microsoft after the appearance of a utility called...
[September 11, 2006, 13:00]
