False alarm on managed-copy - Thu, July 3, 2008
OK, I take it back. Turns out the proposed managed-copy amendment to the CSS license circulated by the studios yesterday in advance of the upcoming DVD-CCA meeting is just for tourists, not a serious effort to develop an industry-standard protocol for allowing DVD content to be transferred securely to other devices. According to Media Wonk's sources, the proposed amendment would leave it up to individual studios to de...
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Privacy fears in YouTube case
Advocates worry about a ruling that the video site must divulge user data to Viacom.
Illegal music file-sharers sent warning lettersThe age of illegal music downloads could soon be over, after Virgin Media issued letters to around 800 customers Thursday warning them against downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.
Google deemed unlikely to force a sale of AOLGoogle, which has a 5 percent stake in Time Warner's AOL, now has the right to force the media conglomerate to bring its Internet division to the market.
Microsoft buys firm innovating Web searchMicrosoft said it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings.
Cisco to invest in start-ups in RussiaCisco Systems is set to invest in technology start-ups in Russia and in former Soviet states through a venture capital firm as part of its strategy to expand into fast-growing economies.
Q&A: Andrew DubberLecturer, author and commentator Andrew Dubber offers some insight and opinion about the online music industry.
Illegal music file-sharers sent warning lettersThe age of illegal music downloads could soon be over, after Virgin Media issued letters to around 800 customers Thursday warning them against downloading illegal music files via file-sharing sites.
Google deemed unlikely to force a sale of AOLGoogle, which has a 5 percent stake in Time Warner's AOL, now has the right to force the media conglomerate to bring its Internet division to the market.
Microsoft buys firm innovating Web searchMicrosoft said it had agreed to buy Powerset, a start-up that is working on a new Web search that relies on insights from linguistics rather than simple keyword strings.
Cisco to invest in start-ups in RussiaCisco Systems is set to invest in technology start-ups in Russia and in former Soviet states through a venture capital firm as part of its strategy to expand into fast-growing economies.
Topics: [Platforms & Formats] [Streams & Downloads] [Discs] [Digital Home] [Content Protection & Management]
- YouTube ordered to tell Viacom what you watch
- WEB PRIVACY BOMBSHELL
- Google must divulge YouTube log
- Amazon Deals Have Short Shelf Life; Retailers Go Their Own Way; Unexpected competition, high cost of platform spur big store chains to cut ties
- Digital grows as CD sales fade away
- Six people arrested in operation against software piracy in Brazil
Topics: [Digital Copyright] [Regulation & Legislation] [Legal] [Trade] [DRM]
- Privacy fears in YouTube case; Advocates worry about a ruling that the video site must divulge user data to Viacom.
- Motorola adds to Icahn's recent stumble; Billionaire investor's hedge funds racked up a losing period as target firms became more combative
- Vodafone commits to $500 million mobile investment
- Google must divulge YouTube log
- Google deemed unlikely to force a sale of AOL
- American Century Growth Big On Apple; Likes Product Pipeline; Managers target firms with climbing revenue, earnings and cash flow
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