"Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture," is a new book from MIT Press (Cambridge, MA) that examines the ongoing shift to technical copy protection and its political, economic and cultural implications. The shift to new digi "Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of...
If stats from U.K. music e-tailer 7 Digital are any indication by way of Ars Technica, then the answer to the headline would be, "yes." Music with digital rights management DRM is four times less likely to sell than tracks without DRM protection. Additionally, those who buy DRM-free music are...
The New York State Attorney General has sued Dell over consumer complaints against the computer maker. The suit contends that Dell engaged in deceptive financing practices by misleading customers with enticing financing offers that carry many restrictions. The Attorney General's office wants an injunction against Dell's practices and...
The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") on August 8, 2002 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to digital broadcast copy protection. Digital copy protection attempts to prevent the unauthorized copying and redistribution of digital m The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") on August 8, 2002 issued...
The paper answers some frequently asked queries as to what is digital watermarking and where it is being used. It also informs that currently the Motion Picture Association of America MPAA is actively involved in a number of cross-industry organizations tasked with investigating copy protection technology solutions that would prevent...
Macrovision Corporation, the leading provider of video, multimedia and software copy protection, as well as digital rights management technologies, announced the implementation of its copy protection technology for higher resolution DVD playback with 525p progressive scan outputs. The 525p copy protection has now been licensed to Genesis Microchip Inc., JVC,...
The increasing distribution and use of video, music, and other content on digital media have given rise to a major policy debate over how to protect copyright holders while meeting consumer expectations for the digital transformation. The debate is complex and polarized. New copy protection laws and regulations, new business...
DVD News 05-15-2003 DVD NEWS-15 May 2003-DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Announces SafeDisc DVD-ROM Copy Protection at E3 Macrovision Corporation unveiled its new DVD version of SafeDisc during the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3 Expo) at th DVD News ...
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In this paper there is a description of the Millennium watermark system as proposed for DVD copy protection purposes, and an illustration on how the basic requirements for that application are met. It also mentions that even though copy protection has received ample attention in the standardization of digital video...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rimage Corporation (Nasdaq:RIMG) today announced it is highlighting multiple disc publishing partner applications during NAB2006 National Association of Broadcasters, including archiving, conversion, authoring, watermarking and copy protection solutions.
Nearly four years ago, when Carol Flaherty became Macrovision's director of copy-protection business and licensing programs, she was "totally unfamiliar" with copy protection. Today, she's part and parcel of the leading edge. Nearly four years ago, when Carol Flaherty became Macrovision's director of...
DVD News 09-26-2000 DVDINSIDER: Sonic's DVD Creator AV Version 1.2 Offers DVD-Audio Producers Copy Protection DVD NEWS-26 September 2000-DVDINSIDER: Sonic's DVD Creator AV Version 1.2 Offers DVD-Audio Producers Copy Protection C1999-2000 DVD DVD News 09-26-2000 ...
If Hollywood hopes to release movies on DVD in time for the fall hardware introduction, it probably will do so without copy protection. Although DVD hardware manufacturers and the studios have agreed to seek legislation mandating copy protection i If Hollywood hopes to...
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