Copyright Protection
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Antipiracy efforts spark battle over computer hardware
News Hardware powerhouses such as Intel and IBM are taking early steps toward building antipiracy protections for music, videos and software directly into computer chips.
Anti-piracy plans for hardware fail
News Technology standards-makers on Monday voted against adding copy-protection support directly into computer hardware, a controversial proposal aiming to smooth adoption of strong anti-piracy safeguards.
Sony unveils new music player, Dell to release pagers
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Napster founder gets copyright-friendly with new firm
News From out of the gates of Napster itself, a start-up has been born that hopes to bring Hollywood into the Net file-swapping revolution.
Arrest fuels Adobe copyright fight
News Attention, software pirates, security researchers and those out to prove a point: Adobe Systems doesn't pull its punches.
Professor to speak on anti-copying flaws
News A Princeton professor is scheduled to give a speech Wednesday on cracking digital anti-copying technology--a presentation that the entertainment industry once warned could violate federal copyright laws.
MediaOne fires volley in TV set-top fight
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Sony unveils new music player, Dell to release pagers
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HP unveils plans for digital home invasion
News Hewlett-Packard has sketched out its 2005 road map for digital dominance in living rooms, promising an HDTV media "hub," new variations on its Digital Entertainment Center PC and new flat-panel TV models by year's end.
Tags: Home entertainment
Reports predict IT security spending will skyrocket
Insight Recent reports indicate that the IT security market is making huge gains in spending. Another study suggests that open source has no economic advantages over proprietary software in terms of security. See what all of this could mean for IT pros.
Protecting your ideas in your RFP response
Insight Developing a proposal often means exposing your unique ideas to customers who aren't likely to forget them, even if they don't accept your proposal. You have to know how to entice the customer while safeguarding your ideas.
TorrentSpy lawyer battling 'copyright extremism'
News Ira Rothken, a veteran of nasty copyright fights between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, has a large stake in the copyright system.
Tags: Copyright
Anti-piracy plans for hardware fail
News Technology standards-makers on Monday voted against adding copy-protection support directly into computer hardware, a controversial proposal aiming to smooth adoption of strong anti-piracy safeguards.
Commentary: Digital rights belong in a complete business plan
News While digital copyright protection is important to all creative artists and owners of intellectual property, security must be balanced by the need to avoid causing frustration for legitimate customers.
Film industry fights DVD decryption sites
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