38 posts and columns on digital rights management
How a Man in Austria Used Legos to Hack Amazon’s Kindle E-Book Security
A little robotics, a little OCR and voila.Apple Shares Held Hostage and Oracle’s Mystery News — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week
The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!Microsoft: We Had to Wait Until After E3 to Change Our DRM Policies
It seems reception from the all-important gamer audience at E3 forced Microsoft’s hand.FTC Gives Ed Felten Freedom to Tinker
Looks like the Federal Trade Commission got its first choice of Chief Technologist, because it’s hard to think of anyone better to serve in that capacity than Princeton computer science professor Ed Felten, a guy whose CV makes everyone from Microsoft to Diebold shudder in embarrassment."UltraViolet" Is Short for "Giant Media DRM Cloud Coalition Featuring Everyone Except Apple and Disney"
A media management system created by Hollywood plus hardware companies plus software companies, minus two very big players. Any chance it can work?Apple CEO Steve Jobs Live at D8: All We Want to Do is Make Better Products
Much has happened since Apple CEO Steve Jobs last appeared on the D stage. At that time, in May 2007, the iPhone hadn’t yet arrived at market, the app ecosystem it would usher in was still gestating and the iPad was simply a long-running rumor.The Chapter And Verse on E-Bookstores
By Geoffrey Fowler.While much of the attention has focused on the e-book reading devices, it’s becoming clear that the important decision isn’t just which device you choose, but also which e-bookstore you decide to frequent.