4 posts and columns on copy protection

Judge: RealDVD Antitrust Case Real Stupid

in News on January 11, 2010 at 11:02 am PT

The federal judge presiding over the RealNetworks legal battle with Hollywood has confirmed what even the company’s attorneys have likely known all along: There was no chance whatsoever that the company would prevail in its claims against the film industry, and the plight in which RealNetworks now finds itself is entirely its own doing.
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Is Discovery Communications Working on eBook Reader?

in News on September 1, 2009 at 10:53 am PT

Discovery Communications has filed for a patent on an e-book reader, the Baltimore Sun reported over late last week. The Sun notes that Discovery, which owns Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other cable properties, filed a patent for the device in February; but the Sun notes that the patent filing was not made public until last Thursday.

It Looks Like You're Running a Pirated Version of Vista! Would You Like to Buy a License?

in News on December 4, 2007 at 6:44 am PT

Microsoft’s gone and killed Vista’s infamous “Kill Switch,” a service that hamstrings unlicensed versions of the operating system. Responding to complaints, the company said today that the upcoming Service Pack 1 update for Windows Vista will remove “Reduced Functionality Mode” from the OS’s copy-protection scheme. That’s great news for innocent Vista users who’ve had their [...]

It Looks Like You’re Running a Pirated Version of Vista! Would You Like to Buy a License?

in News on December 4, 2007 at 6:44 am PT

Microsoft’s gone and killed Vista’s infamous “Kill Switch,” a service that hamstrings unlicensed versions of the operating system. Responding to complaints, the company said today that the upcoming Service Pack 1 update for Windows Vista will remove “Reduced Functionality Mode” from the OS’s copy-protection scheme. That’s great news for innocent Vista users who’ve had their [...]