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SDMI Hack Popular Despite Linux Boycott
News At a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, last week, the SDMI whittled the list of security technologies to be tested down to six. Leonardo Chiariglione, executive director of the Secure Digital Music Initiative, said "thousands" of people have responded...
[September 19, 2000, 13:18]
SDMI Copyright Technology Easily Hacked
News The way in which the SDMI is trying to protect music is not feasible with today's watermarking technology," said Edward Felten, an associate professor of computer science at Princeton University and the adviser for the interorganisational team.
[October 24, 2000, 8:14]
SDMI Buckles On MP3 - Report
News If the reports are true, the first generation of SDMI approved devices/players will play MP3 files -- the principle concern of the music industry. Full story to follow Surprised? Did the music industry ever have a choice?
[May 12, 1999, 12:29]
SDMI Copyright Technology Easily Hacked Pt II
News While the researchers' solutions seem to require only a lightweight PC, there is no way for 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 the SDMI.
[October 24, 2000, 8:19]
News Burst: SDMI Will Fail - EMusic
News The SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) was formed by major players in the record industry to come up with a copyright-enabled alternative to MP3. According to Bob Kohn, chairman of digital download company EMusic, formerly GoodNoise, whatever...
[July 8, 1999, 14:37]
SDMI Will Fail - EMusic
News The SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) was created by major players from the record industry to come up with a copyright-enabled alternative to MP3. An announcement on standards is imminent but according to Bob Kohn, chairman of digital...
[July 8, 1999, 15:51]
SDMI Releases Secure Music Spec.
News The Secure Digital Music Initiative or SDMI -- a consortium of more than 110 companies from the music and computer industries -- released the initial version of its requirements for portable digital music players.
[July 14, 1999, 8:20]
SDMI Meet For First Time
News The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is due to meet with more than 200 representative to discuss the framework, organisation and structure of SDMI. Dr Leonardo Chiarglione, a pioneer of MPEG technology is expected to become...
[February 26, 1999, 17:15]
SDMI Looking Frail
News The future of the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) was thrown into doubt Monday with one industry insider claiming its members expect the initiative to fail. The SDMI is a consortium of more than 110 companies from the music and computer...
[October 6, 1999, 16:10]
SDMI Approves Standards For MP3 Portables
News The SDMI was set up by the recording industry in response to the growing popularity of MP3 and MP3 devices like Diamond's Rio. SDMI-compliant devices will be available later this year. The Portable Devices working group has been tasked with finding...
[June 10, 1999, 15:16]
SDMI Denies Broken Technologies
News To think, that in 24 hours, that [the testing group] could analyse almost 450 submissions.then leak those results.it's simply ridiculous," said Leonardo Chiariglione, executive director of the the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI).
[October 17, 2000, 9:45]
News Burst: SDMI Tempts Hackers To $10,000 Challenge
News The record industry and its allies in the race to create impenetrable music delivery systems have issued a challenge: crack our code and we'll pay you $10,000 (£6,100). The gauntlet was thrown down by developers at the Secure Digital Music...
[September 11, 2000, 9:44]
Linux Community Snubs SDMI Hacker Challenge
News SDMI is a technology initiative launched by the record companies to crack down on piracy. In the coming weeks, SDMI will try out a variety of security measures, with plans to eventually adopt a hacker-tested technology that will prevent people from...
[September 15, 2000, 7:50]
SDMI Will Adopt MP3 As Standard Of Choice - Insider
News It is very possible and would not be 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 its standard signifies it is looking closely at MP3.
[July 14, 1999, 16:28]
News Burst: Linux Community Wants SDMI Hack Boycott
News The Linux Journal is sponsoring a boycott of the Secure Digital Music Initiative hacking challenge, which starts tomorrow and promises to pay $10,000 (£7,078) to any hacker who strips out the watermark from a digital song.
[September 14, 2000, 17:29]
Online Music Body Favours MP3
News According to UK trade mag Music Week, the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) is on the verge on accepting the MP3 format as an interim measure. It is likely the SDMI will "tolerate" MP3 until it can be supplanted by a more secure technology.
[May 13, 1999, 15:47]
Chemical Brothers Love MP3 - Liquid Audio Deal
News Liquid Audio , an advocate of the SDMI, produces its own downloadable digital music player that supports various formats including MP3, but claims to be "compliant with the goals of the Record Industry Association of America's Secure Digital Music...
[July 8, 1999, 13:46]
Music Industry Gives MP3 The All Clear
News The Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) -- a consortium of major music labels and technology companies looking to protect digital music -- have backed off plans to block MP3 music copied from CDs, according to analysts and music insiders.
[June 29, 1999, 8:37]
Digital Music Revolution Moves Step Closer
News The move follows the detailed release last week of the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) specification for portable players. Universal is developing software to allow for digital downloads to a range of SDMI-compliant portable players from...
[July 21, 1999, 11:29]
Bigwigs Talk Music Distribution
News SDMI will focus on standardising the security of the various technologies vying to play an integral role in the music distribution of the future. Friday's meeting was convened to decide how the SDMI will be structured.
[March 1, 1999, 14:05]
