Copy Protection
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Microsoft slapped with US$388M patent verdict
News U.S. federal jury finds the product activation method used in some versions of Windows and Office infringes on Uniloc patent held by its Singapore subsidiary.
Tags: Patents, Piracy, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Rhode Island, Microsoft Office XP, encryption technology, Singapore, Uniloc Corp., software company
Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole
News Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack.
Tripping the rippers
News Anti-piracy features on CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against MP3 and other rivals of its Windows Media format.
Survey: Keyboards, DRM to become scarce in 2012
News Survey of more than 1,000 Internet activists, journalists and technologists about tech life in 2020 finds expectations of haptic and voice interfaces.
Tags: Keyboards and mice, Wireless e-mail devices, Cell Phone, Survey, Internet appliance, copy protection, economist, phone, virtual keyboard, keyboard
Sony needs a common-sense czar
News Three years after Sony was caught loading rookits onto CDs, the company has reportedly recently spied on children.
Tags: Customer support, Privacy, Rootkit, FTC, Computer, Britney Spears, Associated Press, software, marketing, public relations
Swedish antipiracy law: Traffic down, ISP rebels
News Internet traffic in Sweden dropped by almost half after an antipiracy law took effect, but a loophole could take the teeth out of the law.
Tags: Piracy, Web sites, Law, Audio Book, Antipiracy Law, European Union, IP, Netnod, Bahnhof, IP Address
Judge seals courtroom in MPAA DVD-copying case
News DVD Copy Control Association says public should be barred from the courtroom because information about the technology used to encrypt DVDs is a trade secret.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Courtroom, Haiku, U.S. Circuit Court, RealNetworks Inc., attorney, DVD-copying, Marilyn Patel, CSS, DVD
The 10 faces of computer malware
Techguide The complexity of today's IT environment makes it easy for computer malware to exist, even flourish. Being informed about what's out there is a good first step to avoid problems.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Malware, Scanner, Rootkit, Michael Kassner, operating system
Sony offers new CDs, MP3s for recalled discs
News Customers can exchange a copy-protected CD for authorized MP3 downloads and a new, unprotected CD.
Tags: MP3 players, Viruses and worms, Privacy
MPEG group aims at copyright technology
News Frustrated by the lack of a copy protection standard that might help the digital content business reach the mainstream, a high-profile digital media group is taking matters into its own hands.
FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs
News Copy protection on music discs could help hide viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'
News Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that.
Tags: Network security, Viruses and worms
Microsoft takes a patch breather
News Last month, a dozen updates. This month, none. One analyst calls Redmond's restraint "a good sign."
Tags: Security Management
New Sony CD risk identified
News Label says it will work with Princeton researchers on fix for copy-protection software uninstaller.
Tags: Data security
Let's have a non-MP3 boycott--and bash the copyright barons
News Are you tired of the big bullies telling you where and when you can listen to downloaded music? Let's send a message. Don't shell out your cash for tunes that don't arrive in MP3 or new MP3Pro formats. It's time to take a stand.
