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Five Stores That Hosed Customers With DRM [Drm]

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2008-04-28 12:15:20 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
Sure, it's easy to blithely state that DRM is annoying and sucks. But the fact is, it really can leave you holding vaporous media that you paid real money for, like when a vendor closes up shop or switches to new DRM. Last 100 rounds up five stores that have done just that: Major League Baseball (switched DRM, nuking any video bought pre-2006);...
 
Tags: drm, worst drm, authentication servers, authentication servers anytime, video store, store, msn music, music, video
 
 
 
 
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Discretix to Showcase Mobile DRM Offering for Embedded Linux at Trolltech Booth

2008-02-16 17:02:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
 
Multi-Scheme DRM Client pre-integrated with the Embedded Linux Platform on display at Mobile World Congress 2008 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2008 / BARCELONA, SPAIN Embedded security systems leader Discretix, announced that it will be exhibiting its Multi-Scheme DRM Client, pre-integrated with the embedded Linux platform at TrollTechs booth at the...
 
Tags: security solutions, solutions, mobile, discretix security solutions, services, mobile services, mobile service providers, discretix, security
 
 
 
 
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For some reason, Adobe thinks Web video needs more DRM, suggest using it with Flash

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2008-02-22 00:52:29 by Matt Hickey in CrunchGear
Does Flash Video need DRM? Adobe thinks so, and is making a push for just such technology for the Flash Player 9 and Server 3 software suites. Using encryption and a licensing system, licensed viewers would be able to watch content in their subscriptions, but nobody else This type of DRM isnt for YouTube, at least not yet. It will likely first...
 
Tags: drm, adobe, flash, reals helix drm, adobe pushes drm, flash player, flash video, software suites, content
 
 
 
 
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RIAA tech chief thinks DRM is still the future, thinks fire is magic, thinks the Earth is flat

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2008-05-09 18:00:28 by Matt Hickey in CrunchGear
Oops. Someone forgot to tell Hollywood bigwigs that DRM is dead , consumers dont want it, and it doesnt really work that well anyway. At a conference in LA this week, a member of the RIAA said that almost all digital distribution schemes they can think of use DRM The problem with DRM is it locks you into an ecosystem that only works with the DRM...
 
Tags: drm, music, msn music recently, record industry figures, digital distribution schemes, hollywood bigwigs, riaa, oops, locks
 
 
 
 
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MSN Music postpones DRM server shutdown until 2011

2008-06-19 16:18:27 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
In response to the whole Internet basically ejaculating its central nervous system in collective outrage, Microsoft is postponing the de-commissioning of their MSN Music DRM servers, which means that the music you legally purchased will be yours to listen to until 2011. Thrillsville, guys. On April 22, Microsoft notified you that as of August...
 
Tags: msn music, music, msn music customers, customers, microsoft relents, microsoft, central nervous system, support, triple exclamation
 
 
 
 
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MSN Music postpones DRM server shutdown until 2011

2008-06-19 16:18:27 by John Brownlee in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
In response to the whole Internet basically ejaculating its central nervous system in collective outrage, Microsoft is postponing the de-commissioning of their MSN Music DRM servers, which means that the music you legally purchased will be yours to listen to until 2011. Thrillsville, guys. On April 22, Microsoft notified you that as of August...
 
Tags: msn music, music, msn music customers, customers, microsoft relents, microsoft, central nervous system, support, triple exclamation
 
 
 
 
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SCEA CEO Jack Tretton dishes: DRM is in, backwards compatibility is out, and video UMD lives on

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2008-07-16 15:18:00 by Ryan Block in Engadget
Filed under: Gaming We got a chance to sit down with Sony Computer Entertainment of America's CEO Jack Tretton, who gave us the lowdown about a few things we've had on our minds PS3 On backwards compatibility: Jack explained that Sony looked at how to "not take a greater hit on production cost, without losing PlayStation's heritage ... Hardware...
 
Tags: video, ps2 software, software, software sales, video umd lives, psp software sales, umd, affects, ceo jack tretton
 
 
 
 
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Defective by Design Douches Take Up Genius Bar Slots to Whine About DRM [Apple]

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2008-07-28 16:20:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
Look, I hate DRM as much as anyone. But Defective by Design's latest anti-DRM campaign is supremely douchey. They're calling on supporters to book as many slots as possible at Genius Bars around the world this Friday and Saturdaywhere people go to get their busted Apple prettywares fixedto complain about DRM in order to "get Apple's attention...
 
Tags: drm, drop drm, anti-drm campaign, design, apple, defective, genius bar lines, genius bars, damn computers
 
 
 
 
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Netflix + HD monitor = DRM issues

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2008-01-04 15:53:10 by Peter Ha in CrunchGear
Didnt see this one coming in any way. Sucks to be Davis Freeberg When I called them they confirmed my worst fears. In order to access the Watch Now service, I had to give Microsofts DRM sniffing program access to all of the files on my hard drive. If the software found any non-Netflix video files, it would revoke my rights to the content and...
 
Tags: netflix, drm, drm issues, files, non-netflix video files, resolution video files, monitor, microsofts drm, program access