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190 articles tagged as drm

Aquaceras Part 10 - Making Custom DDC Heatsinks

Aquaceras lives! But it needs some DDC heatsinks to survive.

February 26, 2021 | 22:15

Corsair Katar Pro XT Mouse and MM700 RGB Mouse Mat review

Can't go wrong with a £35 mouse, can you?

February 25, 2021 | 14:00

Mod of the Month January 2021 in Association with Corsair

We've picked some of the best projects recently completed in our project log forum.

February 19, 2021 | 17:15

Jobs wants DRM-free online music shake-up

Steve Jobs has called on the major players in the recording industry to begin selling music online without DRM.

February 7, 2007 | 09:20

Blu-ray joins HD-DVD in pile marked 'owned'

Muslix64, the man who cracked the AACS copy protection on HD-DVD, has done the same thing for the Blu-ray format, leaving Hollywood with egg on its face.

January 23, 2007 | 10:32

Music industry set to relax digital restrictions?

2007 could be the year where the DRM wall finally crumbles because a number of major record labels are pushing for the right to sell unprotected digital downloads.

January 2, 2007 | 16:15

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

DVD Jon is now adding DRM instead of taking it away. Has he gone mad, or is this the next big step for your rights? We look at the history of DRM, your rights, and what can be (and is being) done about it.

October 27, 2006 | 10:50

DVD Jon adds DRM instead of removing it

A new venture for the world's most famous encryption sees him replicating iTunes DRM to sell on to third parties.

October 3, 2006 | 09:26

IDF Fall 2006 Content Index

Seeing all that news run by on the right? Hop in here for your handy index to our comprehensive Intel Developer Forum coverage.

September 27, 2006 | 11:41

Intel IPTV exec sounds off on DRM, iTV and YouTube

IDF FALL 06: Eric Kim, manager of the Digital Home group at Intel, blasts DRM then praises Apple's approach with its iTV streaming box, and throws in some YouTube criticism for good measure.

September 27, 2006 | 02:26

No legal rights for consumer DRM

IDF FALL 06: Market expectations and rights holders dominate the policy view at Intel's regulatory dept.

September 26, 2006 | 00:19

Yahoo announces first totally DRM-free music

No, we're not talking a whole label or even a whole artist's catalogue, but it's starting. Yahoo will release the first totally DRM-free album that is produced on an RIAA label.

September 19, 2006 | 17:59

Microsoft plugs DRM hole

Not even a week after a big site posted a program that strips DRM off of .WM* files, Microsoft has issued a fix.

August 29, 2006 | 14:29

CinemaNow DVD burning is flawed

CinemaNow's DVD burning feature was considered a great step forward in direct download movies. Now, we find it may not be so great.

August 7, 2006 | 16:49

Second draft of GPL version three on the table

There is a possibility that Linux will not adopt the new version of the GPL license, as Torvalds objects to new definitions.

July 28, 2006 | 15:09

Amazon to begin digital distribution of movies

It appears that Amazon is looking to offer a download service for feature films and video, taking some of the Apple pie.

July 25, 2006 | 16:14

Microsoft confirms Zune music player

Microsoft has finally confirmed its plans to take on Apple in the portable media player market. The service will be known collectively as Zune.

July 24, 2006 | 14:38

Yahoo! to offer DRM-free MP3 downloads

Yahoo! may well set the trend for the music industry in the future, by selling MP3s without DRM protections in place.

July 21, 2006 | 16:26

Apple announcing movie rentals?

Is Apple going all NetFlix on us? It seems like this could be the case, as pay-to-own may become pay-to-rent on the Music Store.

July 18, 2006 | 16:12

Details of Microsoft's iPod killing plans?

Will Microsoft give you free versions of your iTunes songs to switch to its own integrated service and WiFi media player?

July 7, 2006 | 08:49

iTunes law passed by French Parliament

French legalisation officials have passed a more lenient music DRM law designed to prevent unfair competition in the online music marketplace.

July 3, 2006 | 10:50

Pressure on for Apple's DRM

Jobs' mob face a torrid time, as music fans protest against iTunes DRM, calling it 'defective by design'.

June 19, 2006 | 13:45

Avril Lavigne: Don't DRM my music!

A group of top Canadian artists is standing up to the record industry and giving their vocal support to music fans who just want their fair use rights.

April 27, 2006 | 11:16

Vivid to offer burn-your-own downloadable DVDs

The world's leading porn producer is leading the way in downloadable distribution of movies, thanks to a new partnership with CinemaNow.

April 20, 2006 | 14:57

Why Intel's DRM strategy is flawed

At IDF today, Intel has been talking about how DTCP-IP, a standard it is promoting, will enable the next generation of digital content in the home. In this analysis piece, Wil Harris explains why Intel's strategy for content protection is flawed, and why DRM will result in a bad experience for people like us.

March 9, 2006 | 02:02

"The Road Ahead" 10 years on

When Bill Gates wrote his vision of the future back in 1995, he made a number of outrageous (at the time) predictions about what the digital world would be like in 2006. How have his predictions held up? We take a look back at the book and see what Gates got right and what he got wrong.

February 8, 2006 | 13:22