Microsoft Bringing DRM Back
I just ran across an article on PC Pro news that shows Microsoft taking a giant step backwards on the issue of music downloads and DRM .
Archive for the 'DRM' Category
RIAA Appealing Judges Decision To Set Aside $222,000 Verdict
Honestly, I think that they’re going overboard and have been for a long time now. Besides which, it’s long past time for them to realize that they’re infinitely better off going after the people who’re ripping off copyrights and making a profit doing so.
RIAA Stopped By Judge Refusing Ex Parte Discovery Order
Welcome back!That case where University of Maine students are going up against the RIAA is getting interesting. The RIAA submitted another of the ex parte (“ex parte” is legalese for “without notice”) discovery orders that they’re famous for. This time however the judge refused to go along with it saying:
I see no reason [...]
Cubit, A P2P Search Tool
Powered by Max Banner Ads Cornell University has come up with an Azureus Plugin called “Cubit” that I think is one of the first such that will give the ability for it to handle “decentralized approximate keyword search capabilities”.
This means that Azureus users would be able to search torrents currently available on the network. This [...]
NBC And The Broadcast Flag
Powered by Max Banner Ads I’m behind on my Slashdot reading again. I just now came across the article about NBC turing on the broadcast flag on certain programs. By doing this, then programs like Windows Media Player and other software (and hardware!) that honor this flag which means it is no longer [...]
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Declare Piracy 'Detrimental to the Public Health, Safety'
Powered by Max Banner Ads That’s right. The Los Angeles county board of supervisors has taken anti-piracy efforts and jacked them up on bodybuilding supplements, creating a monstrosity of a legal situation.
This is going to allow them to close down a property for up to one year for violations of this anti-infringement ordinance and the [...]
Rep. Howard Coble Clueless About P2P File Sharing Apps
Powered by Max Banner Ads Rep. Howard Coble of North Carolina, a member of the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, recently wrote something recently with the sensationalist title “Share your music — lose your identity”, which shows that in my opinion there is a more than probable chance that he’s pretty [...]
MPAA Claims About Piracy Problem Full Of Hot Air
Powered by Max Banner Ads For a long time now the MPAA has been jumping up and down screaming bloody murder about how the nasty evil pirates are destroying their ability to make a profit. They spend a lot of time and money trying to convince people that we need to have special anti-piracy laws [...]
Judge Thinks RIAA Should Be Fined
Powered by Max Banner Ads That’s right… and it’s bloody well about time too. This comes from a slashdot story a couple of days ago. A judge in Maine has expressed the opinion that:
Arista v. Does 1-27 that the record companies and/or
their lawyers should be fined under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules, for
misrepresenting [...]
Hackers Turn Tables On RIAA
Powered by Max Banner Ads This is hilarious. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), an organization that has become infamous for suing grandmothers and seven year old kids in their insane quest to control all music downloads and file sharing, was attacked Sunday by hackers that took advantage of an SQL vulnerability and apparently [...]
