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 » DiscussBury
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 » DiscussBury
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 » DiscussBury
David Chartier writes "Google Docs offers a solid set of "productivity in the cloud" features that allow users to get basic office work done with nothing but a browser. Earlier this year, Google t read more » DiscussBury
"After a year's worth of DRM blunders that set off protests from PC gamers, EA has unleashed some of the back catalog of its big PC games on Valve's Steam platform with no third-party DRM." read more » DiscussBury
"Do you "own" your software or merely license it? Can you resell your music? What if it has DRM? And do creators deserve a cut of used product sales? These and other "post-sale" questions remain read more » DiscussBury
"Britain's Intellectual Property Office wants input from users and creators on how overhauling copyright law can maintain the "balance" it has always sought even as DRM and byzantine rights-clear read more » DiscussBury
"More than 500 Internet "activists, builders, and commentators" gave their opinions to the Pew Internet & American Life Project on how technology would evolve over the next 11 or so years." read more » DiscussBury
