Digital Rights Management News

Cypress Semiconductor Corp is introducing an upgraded module for its West Bridge peripheral controllers that offers fast sideloading solution for transfer of multimedia files from a PC to handheld device via the Media Transfer Protocol , the provider of mixed-signal, programmable solutions said on Wednesday.

Microsoft is clamping down on piracy by banning up to one million customers from using its services if they are caught playing illegal games.

ICAP Ocean Tomo, a unit of ICAP Plc , announced today their next IP Think Tank featuring a Live IP Auction will take place March 24-25, 2010 at The Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, California.

BBC plans to copy protect Freeview high definition data have been dealt a blow by regulator Ofcom.

Whether your preference is for jazz, classical, easy-listening, or good old-fashioned rock and roll, there are now a number of different services that offer cheap and convenient ways to purchase music.

DRM:- DRM is DUMB. No two ways about it. Anything which can be seen or heard can be copied by one means or another.

Well, it finally happened. Digital versions of the Beatles ' catalog are finally coming to Apple .

A judge stops back catalogue sales of old Beatles tracks - and we have more information about the company behind the seller, Bluebeat Bluebeat suddenly has far fewer Beatles tracks for download A judge has ordered Bluebeat, the US website that had been selling the Beatles ' entire discography for digital download - and which justified its doing so ...

Canadian officials are taking part in negotiations for a top-secret copyright treaty that could see families barred from the Internet for a year if someone in the household is suspected of illegal downloads.

Last week, a music site called BlueBeat made headlines by offering Beatles songs as free streams and 25 cent downloads .

The leaks "confirm everything that we feared," wrote Gwen Hinze of the Electronic Frontier Foundation .

On Wednesday, the MPAA attempted to clarify its position on a technology called Selectable Output Control, which the MPAA is lobbying the FCC to enable.

Watch out iTunes, Amazon and 7Digital , HMV Canada has announced its expansion into the realm of digital music.

Cory Doctorow posted this frightening bit after looking over a leaked copyright treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement : Obama's administration refused to disclose due to "national security" concerns.

Written by Jolie O'Dell / November 3, 2009 11:12 PM / According to once-secret, now-leaked sections of the new, plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement , global Internet users and ISPs might be in for a world of hurt in the near future.

It has been a short while since the last update, but not to worry, the column is back in fine form.

Tiscali is to offer customers 6.5 million music downloads and 6,000 audiobooks from 42p per track, in a partnership with eMusic.

An open and frank discussion of media and telecommunications issues - from the consumer point of view.

On publisher 2K Games' forums , the conspiracy theory abounds -- it's a tactic to boost console sales! -- but the obvious conclusion is that the digital rights management technology in place to "protect" the game's release date unnecessarily punishes consumers.

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