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Blu-ray finally gets Managed Copy functionality
But you won't be able to use it for some time yet 10 November 2009 16:28 GMT
The Blu-ray Disc Association has finally got round to making good on its promise of allowing consumers to make a personal backup copy of content that they've bought. After demonstrating the technology at CES 2008, it's taken until now for the functionality to actually...
Study: DRM creates Pirates
Cambridge Law Prof says DRM forces the blind to steal bibles 28 May 2009 10:19 GMT
Although the tendancy for big corporations to include DRM in all their products appears to be on the wane, there's still plenty of publishers who include it by default in their music, film and e-books

That may be fuelling a new generation of content pirates,...
GTA IV PC to come with DRM software
But no limit on installations 1 December 2008 13:37 GMT
Rockstar has said that Grand Theft Auto IV for PC will come with DRM software, but that there won't be a limit on installations.

The rather unpopular anti-piracy software often limits the number of times a game can be installed on new machines, but Rockstar...
Amazon to offer DRM-free downloads from Sony BMG
DRM-free downloads now from all four major labels 11 January 2008 10:21 GMT
Amazon has won a major coup after winning the right to sell DRM-free music from Sony BMG's catalogue.

Amazon MP3 will now be the only retailer to offer customers DRM-free MP3 downloads from the four top music labels, as well as more 33,000 independent labels.
7digital says music download biz booming
Sales up 188% and boom set to continue 10 January 2008 10:46 GMT
Kylie, Arctic Monkeys and The White Strips all had top selling albums last year according to 2007 sales figures from online download company 7digital.

Five Radiohead albums also featured in the Top 20 following the release of their back catalogue for digital...
CD copying could become legal
Consultation process to end on the 7 March 9 January 2008 1:23 GMT
The government has proposed a new law that would mean copying compact discs on to computers or iPods would become legal.

Although the majority of consumers already copy CDs on to their computer, they are actually still breaking the law.

However...
Sony BMG goes DRM free
But you'll still have to buy a physical gift card 7 January 2008 18:18 GMT
SONY BMG music entertainment has confirmed that it will offer tracks DRM free with the announcement that it is launching a new service called "Platinum MusicPass" launching on 15 January.

The new service will offer a series of digital album cards that enable...
2007: A year in review, April
PS3 sales slump, Google goes on a spree and Apple and EMI revolutionise the download biz 27 December 2007 11:00 GMT
The month started with a massive announcement for the music download industry.

Apple and EMI announced DRM-free iTunes Plus offering copyright protection free music through Apple's iTunes music store.

It meant for the first time, customers could...
Apple embeds security info in DRM-free music shocker!
Comment: Every DRM-free file contains your name and email 31 May 2007 16:18 GMT
The shock-horror story to come out of yesterday's launch of iTunes Plus with the higher quality audio and DRM-free tracks is that information, including the user's name and account email, is embedded into each music file purchased.

Although this does seem underhand...
DRM takes two further steps
Digital Rights Management become the hot topic for distributors 4 May 2007 14:45 GMT
Warner has signed a deal with MySpace to begin offering music to it’s members on the social networking site - but with DRM intact.

Many expected Warner to follow EMI's move with Apple to offer DRM-free downloads; however the record company has decided to offer...
Poll finds music lovers will pay extra for DRM free music
62% happy to pay extra 12 April 2007 11:31 GMT
It seems music fans are happy to pay extra for DRM free music according to a new online poll.

In a recent poll on Pocket-lint, 62% of people said that they are prepared to pay extra for music that is Digital Rights Management free.

The move will...
British government says DRM offers consumers more choice
No plans to ban it despite support of petition 21 February 2007 12:57 GMT
Responding to a petition calling for a ban on DRM, or digital copy-protection, the British government has said that DRM offers more choice to consumers.

The petition, which was signed by 1414 people online, requested that DRM be outlawed because it removed "freedom...
Sony BMG compensates for damage to PCs by DRM
CDs contained virus-like DRM 21 December 2006 9:25 GMT
Sony is being compelled by a court in California to compensate people for damage to their computers caused by the DRM used on some Sony BMG CDs.

Those affected will receive only $175 each, if they can produce a description of the damage to their PCs as well...
Microsoft plugs hole in DRM software
FairUse4WM program was able to strip copy-protection from downloaded songs 29 August 2006 13:42 GMT
Microsoft sprang into action after a technology blog published a story about a piece of software that could strip the DRM from downloaded Windows Media files.

After engadget writers posted a story to say that they had successfully stripped the DRM from tracks...