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Microsoft Does U-turn on MSN Music Shutdown
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- Mon 23 Jun 2008 at 16:36
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In a past rant, I talked about Microsoft's decision to close its DRM servers for its MSN Music service, rendering all of the music bought from the online store next to worthless. Luckily, it turns out that Microsoft listened to what was being said by the online community and they have decided to keep the servers online. They have extended the date from the previous cut-off of the 31st of August 2008 to at least the end of 2011. This is great news for anyone that used the MSN Music service before it closed, but still it is not as good a sol…
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Why DRM is Broken
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- Thu 22 May 2008 at 22:27
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- Blog Entry
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In my opinion, DRM has always been broken. Locking customers into a certain player or into a certain piece of software severely limits what they can do with the files they have legally bought (a disadvantage that illegally obtained tracks conveniently don't have). This is taken to a whole new level when the customer is denied access altogether to the tracks they have legally purchased. MSN Music, which is now shut down, was used by a fair amount of people. The tracks that were purchased all came with Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM protection…
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Finland: Breaking DVD DRM Legal
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- Thu 31 May 2007 at 7:40
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- Blog Entry
Finland, which I already considered a cool country, just became an even cooler country. News came out earlier this week that a Finnish court ruled that DVD DRM was ineffective. Under Finnish law, only DRM that is "effective" is protected by law. This court ruling technically allows Finnish residents legally to break DVD DRM because it is not effective. As for the rest of us, it is still illegal.…
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Digital Rights Management
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- Thu 24 May 2007 at 16:03
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Your tracks do not play on your iPod, your car stereo will not play your music from your subscription service ... nearly all of us have experienced the criminalising restrictions of DRM. Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a growing technology that is having a huge effect on the technology world. But is there any alternative that provides a fair deal to consumers and to record companies? Of course!
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Sony DRM Is, Well, Evil
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- Sun 13 Nov 2005 at 16:43
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- Blog Entry
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Late last month, users discovered that Sony's copy-protected CDs would automatically install digital rights management (DRM) software onto your computers, when you played their CDs in your CD-ROM drive. This DRM software is a root kit, a type of Trojan horse. The software creeps itself onto your machine, installs itself, and then compromises the security of your computer. The root kit could potentially allow other hackers to take complete control of your system. Users have already reported that when they attempted to remove the software i…
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