It Doesn’t Pay To Be Big
I mentioned ReadDVD last month. In short, RealDVD is software that allows someone to copy a DVD disk to their computer’s hard drive. The existing copy protection is copied intact while Real’s own DRM is also added, So, there’s no removal of the DRM and in fact another layer is added. I didn’t take long [...]
Walmart Breaks Their Product
BoingBoing is reporting that WalMart is shutting down their DRM servers. Anyone who bought mp3′s from WalMart before Feb 2008 could lose access to them because Walmart will be shutting down their DRM server. WalMart recommends you burn them to CD – maybe they’ll put blank CD’s on sale to help you out.
DRM News
There were a couple of DRM (Digital Restrictions Rights Management) related news items in the news today. The first is related to the game Spore which was released over the weekend. Amazon.com has a one star customer rating on it with 860 one star reviews. And growing constantly, even as I write this. EA added [...]
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