Microsoft Still Kissing, Still Making Up
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 14 April 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Legal, Software
Redmond software giant Microsoft ties up even more old business with a payment to InterTrust.
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Fraunhofer Institute Develops “Fair Use” DRM System ***Update***
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 25 March 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Uncategorized, Cross platform, Music, Legal
Using digital certificates to validate content is not entirely new, but Fraunhofer’s Light Weight Digital Rights Management system is a novel way of protecting both artists’ and consumers’ rights.
New Zealand Government Makes Transferring Music Files “Fair Use”
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 23 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Legal
“Format shifting” is now deemed fair use – naturally, the music industry is up in arms.
CeBIT: Sony’s European Music Launch
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 18 March 2004 | Tagged as: Distribution, Uncategorized, Music
Sony announces a European music download service called “Connect”, with 300,000 songs.
EU Passes the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 10 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Legal
The European Parliament has voted to pass the EU-IPRED, Europe’s equivalent of the DCMA.
Hewlett-Packard making strides in DRM
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 4 March 2004 | Tagged as: Platforms, Uncategorized, PVR/DVR
HP is working with Intel and Philips to make a name for itself in Digital Rights Management.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 6 February 2004 | Tagged as: Uncategorized
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TiVo Consumes StrangeBerry
Posted by Simon Perry on 29 January 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Broadband, Networking
TiVo recent SEC-filing has revealed they have acquired a stealthy company, StrangeBerry. Little is know about them, but we dig into the background of it and its founders to speculate on the reasons why.
Oscar Voter Accused of Film Leak
Posted by Simon Perry on 14 January 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Push to Talk, Awards, Legal
Since concerns of Oscar voters leaking their recordings of the films to file sharing networks last year, there has been some changes in their release. This year they think they have identified a leak this year.
First Reviews of Nintendo IQue Player Arrive
Posted by Simon Perry on 8 December 2003 | Tagged as: Platforms, Uncategorized, China, Gaming
Nintendo has now launched its low cost gaming platform that is exclusively for sale in China and it has been reviewed by a number of sites. The games distribution and protection contain a number of innovate features.
