Windows 7s draconian DRM?
Once again, we see fanciful claims about ludicrous DRM schemes in the new Windows operating system, but a closer look suggests that Windows isn't to blame after all. Most users, in fact, won't even notice Windows 7's DRM.
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18.2.2009 Windows Vista Doesn't Add DRM To Unprotected Content
Robert McLaw: Of all the FUD that's out there about Vista, the false information about Vista's DRM is the FUD that frustrates me the most.
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28.2.2007 Windows DRM Not Up To Snuff, Claims BitTorrent Founder
"We are using Windows DRM because it is the only solution that has been vetted widely, but we are not happy with how it affects playback," says BitTorrent's Bram Cohen.
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20.3.2007 How much DRM is too much?
Myth: Windows Vista is loaded with new forms of digital rights management (DRM) that will make the Vista experience more frustrating than ever.
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12.10.2006 Zune DRM cracked
A program has surfaced that strips DRM off of tracks purchased from the Zune Marketplace, or traded via Wi-Fi.
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16.7.2007 Microsoft announces investment in DRM for mobiles
Today at CTIA WIRELESS 2006, Microsoft announced it will make significant investments in its digital rights management (DRM) technologies for wireless devices.
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5.4.2006 Bill Gates Takes a Jab at DRM
Microsoft recently held a get together for a small group of high-profile bloggers ahead of the Mix Conference.
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17.12.2006 Xbox DRM Transfer Tool Is Released
If there's one thing Microsoft can do right most of the time is protecting its intellectual property. The software giant has always been at the forefront of creating ways to stop other people from stealing the company's work.
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30.6.2008 DRM is "too complicated" - just rip CDs, says Bill Gates
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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18.12.2006 Microsoft Confirms Move to DRM-Free Musi
Lost amid the hoopla over last week's EMI announcement regarding their decision to sell digital music without digital rights management (DRM) restrictions was the fact that Apple was only the first digital music reseller to sign on for the new offerings. This week, Microsoft admitted that it, too, would offer music without DRM.
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9.4.2007 DRM-Free Music Plays for Microsoft. Sorry, Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is getting exactly what he asked for nearly a year ago: industry movement away from DRM music. But the DRM freedom he wanted is looking more like DRM freedom from Apple.
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8.1.2008 Silverlight 2, Microsoft's Flash Killer, Gets DRM, Just Like Vista
Microsoft's Flash killer, Silverlight, is on track to get digital rights management just like the company's latest Windows client, Windows Vista. Microsoft has faced a barrage of criticism over the content protection capabilities in Vista, and the subject is bound to yet again come into play with Silverlight 2.
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14.4.2008 Microsoft AntiSpy program will remove Sony's DRM Rootkit
From antimalware blog:
I've been getting a lot of questions in the last week about Microsoft's position on the Sony DRM and rootkit discussions, so I thought I'd share a little info on what we're doing here. We are concerned about any malware and its impact on our customers' machines. Rootkits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems.
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14.11.2005 Yahoo Music continues DRM-free download experiment
Yahoo put another music track without DRM (digital rights management) on sale through its Yahoo Music service Tuesday.
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6.12.2006 Microsoft patents watermark technology that may lock down DRM-free music
Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is distributed without DRM protection.
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12.9.2007 Vista SP1, and then Windows 7, Windows 8 and Non-Windows Midori
2008 saw the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008, but Microsoft's journey on the Windows path is far from over.
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5.8.2008 Windows 7 RC Brings Windows XP Mode Beta and Windows Virtual PC Beta
The Release Candidate of Windows 7 will bring with it the first Beta development milestones for Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC.
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29.4.2009 Windows Reactivator 2.0 - Backup & Restore Activation Status of Windows XP with Windows Reactivator
Every time you reinstall your windows XP you need to reactivate it online using your product key & worst if you lost your Windows XP product key.
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3.6.2009 Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2
Feb 26th, 2008. Principled Technologies has released two Microsoft commissioned reports on Windows Vista SP1 performance. In these tests, Principled Technologies measured responsiveness of Windows Vista SP1 vs. Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2 when performing a set of common business and home tasks.
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28.2.2008 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9 – 1 Billion and Counting
Is Windows dead? Or, at least, is this the beginning of the end for Microsoft's proprietary operating system?
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15.9.2008 Week in Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 9
This week in Microsoft, we covered 128-bit support possibly coming to Windows 8 and Windows 9, Windows 7, Windows Mobile 6.5, Bill Gates, Office 2010 Starter, Microsoft MVP status, Windows Live Hotmail, the EU, and Microsoft Security Essentials.
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10.10.2009 Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3: Official Release Dates
A French website, PC Inpact, has posted the official Microsoft product change request forms for Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
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6.2.2008 Download Free Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 Straight from Microsoft
Via the Internet Explorer Application Compatibility VPC Image. That's right! Microsoft is offering access to free downloads of Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2.
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6.3.2008 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008 Windows Fiji Has RTMd as Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008
Microsoft officially confirmed that Windows Fiji has been released to manufacturing.
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18.7.2008 Windows 7 Beta Doesn't Play Nice with Windows Azure Cloud OS Tools
The promise for Windows 7 is that it will deliver an evolution when it will come down to stretching into the Cloud compared to its precursor, Windows Vista.
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16.1.2009 Internet Explorer 8 MUI packs for Windows XP, Windows Server 03
As detailed in our previous blog post, the following Internet Explorer MUI packs shipped today.
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17.5.2009 Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta adds Windows 7 support
Microsoft announced the release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta, along with news that it will feature Windows 7 support.
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20.7.2009 Check for RAM Error or Defect in Windows 7 and Vista with Windows Memory Diagnostic
Memory or RAM is one of the most important electronic hardware component on a computer systems, not only in term of speed or clock frequency and size, but also the reliability of hardware ecosystem of the RAM sticks or memory modules and its subsystem.
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1.10.2009iTunes Lowers Price of DRM-Free Tracks
Apple has silently dropped the price of its DRM-free iTunes Plus tracks, which come as 256kbps AAC. Instead of $1.29, the tracks will cost the same as
standard songs with DRM: 99-cents. The move is seemingly in response to Amazon's launch of its DRM-free music store that sells 256kbps MP3s...
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16.10.2007Apple to go DRM free?
There are rumors and then there are "rumors". This one falls under the later category that Apple may be taking its iTunes DRM free. While not
every rumor makes it to the front page this one can't seem to die off. Again and again we have heard trickles of whispers that it may happen.
The idea is that DRM free services such as Amazon may catch on much faster than Apple's DRM filled iTunes store. It only makes sense that at some
point Apple would finally seal a deal with the major four record labels to sell DRM free songs as well. It was also noted that a subscription based
iTunes model may not be too far off either.
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09.12.2008Oh, the humanity: Windows 7's draconian DRM?
The popular technology website Slashdot plumbed new depths on Tuesday with
a post
about the terrible DRM situation in Windows 7. Proving that some sites will publish just about anything as long as it's anti-Microsoft, the post
enumerated the DRM restrictions that Windows 7 apparently inflicts on the honest and upstanding computer user.
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18.02.2009Windows Media DRM Cracked, Again
The cat-and-mouse game
continues between Microsoft
and a group of hackers intent
on breaking the copy
protection technology on its
Windows Media files. This
time, an individual has
cracked the latest DRM scheme
employed by Microsoft...
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16.07.2007Sun: Open Source DRM is the Answer
Sun Microsystems has called on the industry to rally around a single standard for digital rights management and is touting its latest project DReaM, or DRM Everywhere Available, as a possible solution. Dubbed the Open Media Commons, Sun will offer its DRM to any interested party free of royalties..
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22.08.2005Flash and DRM: Does Adobe really have any choice?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking Adobe to task for including DRM in Flash Media Server 3 and Flash Player 9. But does Adobe really have
much choice, now that social networking sites such as YouTube are under pressure from content providers to implement DRM?..
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22.02.2008Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)
Apple released iTunes 7.2
updated in the Mac OS X
Software Update tonight, which
offers support for "iTunes
Plus", Apple's new DRM-free
$1.29 offerings announced in
April.
With iTunes
7.2, preview and purchase
iTunes Plus musicnew
higher-quality, DRM-free music
downloads from participating
music labels.
Despite the software
update, the Apple iTunes Store
itself does not show any
DRM-Free music currently
available for purchase. The
DRM-Free launch will likely
occur later this morning (Wed,
May 30th)...
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30.05.2007BSkyB Shuts Video Service
After DRM Crack
A crack in the digital rights
management software for
Windows Media has caused a
British television network to
suspend its movie and sports
content download service while
it updates the DRM on its
files...
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13.09.2006Real Cuts Cord on
PlaysForSure, WMA
Real said Monday that its
Rhapsody service would switch
over to its own in-house DRM
software, ending a partnership
with Microsoft for its
PlaysForSure Windows Media
technology. The SanDisk Sansa
e200 line will be the first
with the DRM embedded...
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18.09.2006CES Trend #9: Will CE vendors start steering clear of DRM?
Our countdown to next week's CES centers now on whether the CE industry will at last reach a solution to the DRM conundrum. The new trend toward
DRM-free music doesn't appear to be shaking the Blu-ray and HD DVD folks, who continue to cling to proprietary disk formats. Will consumers seek a
video alternative, and might it come from China?..
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31.12.2007Netflix DRM Cracked with FairUse4WM
FairUse4WM, a program that
strips the copyright
protection from Windows Media
audio and video files,
continues to be a thorn in
Microsoft's side. An
individual has now posted
detailed instructions on how
to bypass the DRM in
Netflix's movie streams,
making it so customers can
download and share the films...
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09.08.2007Reverse Engineering DRM on CDs Deemed Lawful
The US Librarian of Congress
is recommending that Congress
officially recognize that
engineering intended to expose
flaws in DRM schemes on audio
CDs to be non-infringing.
Soon, the type of work
engineers like Mark
Russinovich and Ed Felten
performed to expose DRM flaws,
will be protected by law...
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29.11.2006Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music
Sony BMG Confirms DRM Free Music, But Will Force Customers to Visit A Store To Buy It:
As we reported January 4, Sony BMG will become the last of
the big four record companies to sell DRM free music, but with one very stupid catch. DRM free music from Sony BMG will be available from January 15
to those who purchase a plastic card called the “Platinum Music Pass” for the album they want from a retail store for $12.99. Buyers
will then have to visit MusicPass.com and enter a code to download the DRM free album they selected in the store.
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08.01.2008Vista Doesn't Add DRM To Unprotected Content
Out there, in the blogging
world, a lot of facts can get
mixed up with rumours and
lies. George Ou has attempted
to put an end to the whole
Vista and DRM confusion. I
said he "has attempted"
simply because there will
always be Microsoft haters who
will continue to spew false
information regardless of how
hard the facts slap them in
the face: " A lot of people
have been screaming that Vista
will deprive you of your
rights with the inclusion of
DRM technology. Bruce Schneier
even referred to this DRM
issue as a "security" issue
for Vista even though he's
merely referring to existence
of DRM capability. We're
hearing widespread rumors that
DRM slows down game play. I
even hear people blaming DRM
for the lack of driver support
in Vista ."
Most people will read the
above and shake their heads at
people's ignorance. Others
will mull the idea over in
their head, trying to figure
out how much of it is true.
Many have already accepted it
as fact. It is time to set the
record straight. There is
nothing in Windows Vista that
will stop you from doing
anything you've done on
Windows XP, in terms of DRM
and non-DRM audio or video.
Windows Vista gives you the
ability to play back DRMed
content. It does not prevent
you from playing back
non-DRMed content. It also
doesn't add DRM to your
unprotected content. If
you or anyone you know believe
otherwise, please comment here
- if you can prove it. I, for
one, know for a fact you
won't be able to. This news
entry was written up on
Windows Vista, while happily
listening to music and ripping
a DVD.
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28.02.2007Most European Music Execs Agree with Jobs on DRM
A report issued last week by
JupiterResearch lead analyst
Mark Mulligan, just two days
after Apple CEO Steve Jobs
published an open letter
advocating the end of DRM,
revealed that in a continental
survey of European music
industry executives, more than
half agree with the statement
that DRM measures are
"overly restrictive."..
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16.02.2007Wal-Mart revamps DRM-free MP3 music site
A few weeks after shutting down its old DRM servers and then turning them on again, Wal-Mart has re-launched its newer DRM-free MP3 music downloads
site...
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29.10.2008First look at DRM for Silverlight
It had to happen sometime: Microsoft announced today DRM is making its way onto the Silverlight platform, powered by none other than the company's
elusive PlayReady content access technology...
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15.04.2008First Trojan using Sony DRM
spotted
Virus writers have
begun taking advantage of
Sony-BMG's use of rootkit
technology in DRM software
bundled with its music
CDs.
Sony-
BMG's rootkit DRM technology
masks files whose filenames
start with "$sys$". A
newly-discovered variant of of
the Breplibot Trojan takes
advantage of this to drop the
file "$sys$drv.exe" in the
Windows system
directory.
"This
means, that for systems
infected by the Sony DRM
rootkit technology, the
dropped file is entirely
invisible to the user. It will
not be found in any process
and file listing. Only rootkit
scanners, such as the free
utility RootkitRevealer, can
unmask the culprit," warns
Ivan Macalintal, a senior
threat analyst at security
firm Trend Micro...
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11.11.2005DRM-less Amazon MP3 store now complete with Sony BMG
With the last remaining label of the big four to join the online retailer's new music store, it could be argued that DRM is essentially dead...
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11.01.2008DRM (on music) is dead. Long live DRM (on video)!
CES is best known for what seems like miles and miles of shiny consumer electronics, product demos, and expansive booths. But some of the most
interesting action takes place off the beaten track of the show floor, in meeting rooms where players from opposite ends of the tech world come to
discuss the issues of the day. Such was the case at this year's show. In a discussion called "The True Cost of DRM: What Can't We Do Now?"
moderated by Paul Sweeting of
Content Agenda, four panelists had different takes on impact
of DRM over the past decade, while managing to agree that, when it comes to music, DRM is indeed dead.
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