Tag: drm
Apple faces legal action from EU nations over iTunes lock-in
Apple is coming under increasing pressure from several EU nations who want to force the company to unlock its iTunes software to make it operable with third-party (ie not iPod) MP3 players. Organisations representing France, Germany, Finland, and Norway, are…
Major record labels to ditch copy protection for digital downloads?
The music industry has spent this week living it up in Cannes at the MIDEM conference, and there are some intriguing rumours coming out as a result. Pick of the bunch is the notion that within the next few months,…
Microsoft defend Vista's copy-protection systems
Microsoft has defended the high definition copy protection system built in to its Windows Vista operating system after critics said that the DRM systems put additional strain on CPUs and are 'consumer hostile'. According to BBC News, Peter Gutmann, a…
CES 2007: Sonos adds support Windows Media Player
One major advantage of Sonso wireless home music system is that the company can constantly continuing to upgrade its feature set via firmware upgrades. The latest addition is support for Windows Media DRM protected tracks – that means if you…
CES 2007: Sonos adds Windows Media Player/Vista support
Sonos has released a one button software upgrade (System Software 2.1) for its wireless music system. The upgrade will allow Sonos customers to play Windows Media Digital Rights protected songs anywhere in the home using Windows Media Player 11 either via Windows XP or Windows Vista
CES 2007: DRM clashes set for centre stage
Amidst all the cool gadgets set to be unveiled this week at CES, there's a good chance there'll be the odd dust-up between the consumer technology industry and Big Media. It's the age-old dispute over whether new tech equals piracy…
Hacker cracks iTunes DRM protection, plans to license to rivals
A hacker from the company DoubleTwist claims that he has cracked the DRM code that protects Apple's iTunes Store tracks and stops them being played on anything except iTunes or the iPod. Jon Lech Johanses said he'd reverse-engineered the copy-protection…
