Tag Archive for 'drm'
Walmart has backtracked on its decision to shut down the DRM servers authenticating music tracks purchased from its MP3 Downloads store. In a message sent to service users, Walmart cites “feedback from our customers” as the motivation for the turnaround, having announced last month that it would take the systems offline as it transitioned to [...]
RealNetworks launched their RealDVD software today and just one hour after it was made available, the company filed a lawsuit against Hollywood movie studios and the DVD Copy Control Association in a preemptive move to ensure the software does not violate any DVD copy agreements.
Yahoo! Music have announced their compensation plans for downloaders whose DRM-encrypted tracks will be left stranded on current devices once the company’s licencing servers go offline. Coupons will be issued allowing users to re-download music in MP3 format from Yahoo!’s new partner, Rhapsody. Describing the amount of users affected by the issue as a “small [...]
After surprising subscribers with the suggestion that they should bypass their own DRM, Yahoo! Music are now claiming that they will “compensate” those who have bought tracks from the service and for whom the DRM servers going offline would prevent future re-licencing. Company spokesperson Carrie Davis told Information Week that Yahoo! would be examining situations [...]
Yahoo! Music have announced that their online store will close as of September 30th 2008. In an email to subscribers, the company also confirmed that on that date their DRM-authentication server would go offline, meaning that anybody who had bought tracks from the store would be unable to transfer them to another computer:
“After the Store [...]
I love the age we live in. It’s a time when not only does everyone have a voice on the internet, but we can also be heard. In the old days if you were upset about something, you’d write a letter to someone important, or perhaps if you felt strongly enough you might start a [...]
Alright, I’ll admit, I’m impressed with NuVo and the systems they offer. However it seems they should probably let someone else make the music servers if a 500GB music server is going to sell for $3000. The thin profile of this component, sleek design, triple outputs, networking capabilities, and OLED screen make it an interesting [...]
A new variant of USB will be announced on next year to implement HD DRM content used in personal media players or mobile device and Digital Display. The wired version from USB Implementers Forum is designed to move compressed high def video between displays and mobile devices. The technology allows developer to implement HDMI existing [...]
In one of the more recent issues of a Fantastic Four comic, there was a villain named Klaw. This particular villain has a device that utilizes sound to create physical objects, including himself in some weird turn of events.
In the story, someone else steals his power essentially ridding himself of his own existence. Well one [...]
FairUse4WM only removed the restrictions up until now. The DRM is cracked and users of version 1.3 of the FairUse4WM software are reporting that the new software completely removes the DRM from Zune music.
