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FTC to host town hall meeting on DRM abuseOpen in New Window
Seeking public comments, researchHere's a glimmer of hope that 2009 will be the year of DRM reform.… read more »
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"Skanks in NYC" blog post leads to lawsuit against GoogleOpen in New Window
Bloggers that wish to retain their anonymity may be watching an otherwise farcical case that's been filed in New York, where a model has claimed that a blog has defamed her and is suing Google in an read more »
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Feds note gaming DRM woes: FTC to hold town hall meetingOpen in New Window
DRM has become a contentious issue in the gaming world, and now the Federal Trade Commission may be stepping in. The agency will hold a town hall meeting on March 25. Ars explores why the government read more »
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iTunes Goes DRM Free - But No Social Network Just YetOpen in New Window
At the Macworld 2009 keynote today, Apple announced that by the end of this quarter, all 10 million songs available on iTunes will be DRM free [Digital Rights Management]. As of today, 8 million son read more »
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Partnerships Spark New Life Into Enterprise DRMOpen in New Window
Data leak protection vendors and makers of enterprise DRM software are working together to make it easier to identify information that needs protecting and to impose limits on who can access and use read more »
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Antitrust: AMD, Intel, and the cases in betweenOpen in New Window
"The upcoming litigation between AMD and Intel, as well as the various ongoing investigations into the CPU giant's activities combine in a tangled web of interconnected cases." read more »
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RIAA appeal in Jammie Thomas case refusedOpen in New Window
"The judge overseeing the RIAA case against Jammie Thomas has refused to allow the music industry to appeal his order; the RIAA will instead need to go through a complete new trial before an appeal read more »
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Verizon awarded $33.15m against cybersquatterOpen in New Window
"Verizon has been awarded $33.15m in a cybersquatting lawsuit against a shady domain aggregator that registered hundreds of websites using the telco's name and trademarks." read more »
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