Dec 27, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
MusicCity.com is under attack from the copyright police, and a court in the Netherlands ordered it to halt file swapping a couple of weeks ago. It’s holding steady so far, and it announced today that it plans to release a new version of the Morpheus software...
Nov 26, 2001 | audio, DRM, file_sharing
There’s still a chance that the copyright police will be forced to back down. There’s lots of market forces favoring the .mp3 format and it’s possible that consumers will turn away from the expensive locked-down files that will be made available by...
Oct 22, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
Those daffy jokesters at the RIAA are in high gear these days. Last week the recording industry attempted to insert provisions in anti-terrorism legislation that would have exempted them from any liability for hacking into the computers of people sharing music files....
Oct 8, 2001 | DRM, file_sharing, law
UPDATE 10/10: The proposals are quite real – but the meeting last week apparently didn’t happen. The Register sends its apologies. POSTED 10/7: The music and entertainment industries plan to step up their war against mp3 file sharing. As reported by The...
Sep 24, 2001 | audio, DRM, software
Real Networks is introducing a new product today that blends RealPlayer and RealJukebox into a single program – and starts a steady flow of money out of your pockets. This is the first real demonstration of the future as envisioned by the copyright holders....
