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Photos: Apple's DRM-free duet with EMI

Apple and EMI will make digital tunes available via the iTunes store without controversial copyright protections and with a bigger price tag.

Tags: Digital media, EMI Group Plc., Apple Computer Inc., copyright protection, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, photograph

Image galleries 2007-04-02

Photos: SanDisk's TrustedFlash

SanDisk's new TrustedFlash compact flash cards has copyright protection built in.

Tags: TrustedFlash, SanDisk Corp., card

Image galleries 2005-09-28

Photos: SanDisk's TrustedFlash

SanDisk's new TrustedFlash compact flash cards has copyright protection built in.

Tags: TrustedFlash, SanDisk Corp., card

Image galleries 2005-09-28

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Copyright associations want enforcement for free

The defender of status quo?What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?How...

Tags: Benefits, Federal government, Sales force management, Mickey Mouse, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

DoneEx XCell Compiler 1.9.9 (Windows)

DoneEx XCell Compiler offers very easy and hassle free Microsoft Excel workbook copy protection. You can compile Excel spreadsheet into EXE application with securely hidden formulas in binary format and protected VBA code. With registration/license management feature you can protect your compiled Excel workbook from illegal copying from one computer...

Tags: DoneEx, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites

a U.S. House of Representatives bill is taking the unusual step of requiring Internet providers to block access to certain online financial scams - or face fines and federal court injunctions. For the last decade or so, Internet service providers have been dealing with requests to block access to...

Tags: Internet Provider, Financial, U.S. House Of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Internet Service Provider, Investor, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Financial Accounting, Finance, ISP, scam, Declan McCullagh

News items 2009-11-04

CHV QC Integration FX 1.7.3 (Mac)

QC Integration FX allows you to do more than any other plugin package. Using Apple's Quartz Composer technology this package provides you with 88 high quality plugins and the most advanced plugin platform for Final Cut Studio. Quickly create, modify, use and even distribute securely any Quartz Composer file. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Integration, QC Integration FX, QC Integration, Anti-Aliasing QC Integration FX

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Merkel slams Google Books scanning

Reuters reports that German Chancellor Andrea Merkel took the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair to criticize Google's book scanning operation and the the Google Books deal. The German government has a clear position: copyrights have to be protected in the Internet," Merkel said, adding there are "considerable dangers"...

Tags: Google Inc., Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-11

'Smoking gun' emails in Viacom-YouTube case

Is this a smoking gun in the Viacom-YouTube suit? News.com's Greg Sandoval reports that evidence has surfaced that may undercut YouTube's argument that it has safe harbor protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Internal YouTube e-mails indicate that YouTube managers knew and discussed the existence of...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Icemark 1.3 (Mac)

Wish you to protect your images from illegal use? Wish you to protect your copyright to images? So, Icemark is necessary for you. Using this program you can effortlessly identify your images from many others. Icemark is necessary for everyone, who works with graphics images and wants to protect their...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Image, Phibit Software, Icemark 1.3

Software downloads 2009-09-30

OIN suggests patent reform on the fly

"Bergelt thinks"That does say it all.It would appear that I was right: IBM is a cofounder of OIN, which would indicate that IBM does indeed wish to control Linux thru patents, using the OIN as a front, or "white hat" as it were.This is the game IBM is playing, I...

Tags: OIN, patent, software patent, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Word saved? Microsoft gets stay of injunction in i4i patent battle

M$ bribed againIts dirty cash is destroying the fabric of justice and America.This kind of misscarige of justice would not have been possible if the gouverment was run by conservatives.Uh......... NoI think you need to go back and re-read the history of the case.MS clinging to hold on...You can only...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., I4i, Microsoft Windows NT, software patent, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Designers build portfolios, maybe land jobs at 99 Designs

Culture of cheap cr@p...at least one designer landed a few bucks for his work and 3) other designers have another design for the portfolio.It's exploitation as far as I'm concerned. Graphic design ... at least good graphic design ... is not a hobby some kid does when he runs out...

Tags: Desktop publishing, Branding, job

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

When will Microsoft admit the truth about software patents?

HERETIC !My patent is better than you patent!What a waste of resources!I couldn't agree with you more.Now for the sharks in the suits .... what are they to do if they have to keep their Lexus more than 6 months?Duh!I simply do not understand the warped reasoning that would make...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Protecting intellectual property, patent, software, Donald Knuth, Newton, software patent

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime

counter productiveIsn't XML meant to provide a standard format for storing and transferring data? This lawsuit will just make other companies more cautious about using XML which will basically negate any attempt to make XML a standard. In my opinion, i4i never should have received a patent on...

Tags: KARMA, Microsoft Word, patent, XML, I4i, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood business model

RE: Court upholds RealDVD injunction; supports outdated laws and Hollywood Just shows you who the government actually works for.So what's new? [NT].broken systemWe have a broken judicial system that repeatedly favors the rich and the powerful at the expense of the citizens.Judge acknowledges system is brokenNo mavericks in the court,....

Tags: Strategy, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, business model, agreement, MPAA, DVD

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Apple claims jailbreaking will destroy cell towers

It's good to know not every scare tactic from the Bush Administration has been eradicated. Things like companies yelling "terrorism" to protect their bottom lines are still in good stead. Everyone who still gets warm fuzzies when they think of Steve Jobs should take a good long read of David...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Kravets, Smart Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Judge puts kibosh on YouTube copyright damages dogpile

Judge puts kibosh on YouTube copyright damages dogpileMuch hangs in the balanceCongress has tried to protect service providers with two laws: Section 512 of the DMCA which provides "safe harbor" for providers from users who upload copyright content; and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which again, provides...

Tags: YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-08