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SecuROM DRM sucks

SecuROM DRM sucksThey are never going to accept thatUnless they are legally forced to. That means massive class-action lawsuits, and no one thus far wants to go that far.Read carefully and see the message...The relevant line to the post you are responding to is:"how many pirates have machines with the...

Tags: Games, SecuROM DRM, game, piracy, SecurROM

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

SecuROM DRM sucks

SecuROM DRM sucks. Whole lemons. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: SecuROM DRM, Web Site Development, Backups, Games, Notebooks, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-18

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Steam "makes DRM obsolete" ... with more DRM!

Steam "makes DRM obsolete" ... with more DRM!That's the main reason why I won't use SteamIf it ever goes belly-up, then I won't be able to play my legally bought games anymore unless Steam is kind enough to provide a tool that strips the DRM from these games.... which they...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Games, digital-rights management, game

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Windows 7 - The missing bits

Windows 7 - The missing bitsProbably won't seean ISO mounter as that would offend the DRM community SecuRom et al. /tongue-in-cheekAnd could you imagine the grief MS will get the first time there is a flaw in their password app? As long as this is tied to the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 7-zip, Microsoft Windows 7, Adobe PDF

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

News to know: Oracle, RIM; Windows 7; openSUSE

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Tough Love with openSUSE 11.1. Gallery right. Ed Bott: That Windows 7 bootleg is a ticking time bomb Mary Jo...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Packet Inspection, Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-19

Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers

Sony to layoff 16,000 employees, loses charm among consumers"... loses charm among consumers"Although I have loved every Sony product I ever bought and had an extremely good experience with Sony depot repair recently when, after fifteen years of trouble-free service, a stereo I have needed work, I quit buying Sony...

Tags: Workforce management, Sony Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Electronic Arts doesn't understand its community

Electronic Arts doesn't understand its communityOnce a crook...CEO John Riccitiello need to be fired at once! DRM does not work, it destroy a good product form 100% of those who buy it. and that is the point...that this clueless buffon don't understand.1. DRM by its very nature is ILLEGAL PERIOD2....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Spore, piracy, Electronic Arts Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

EA threatens to ban users who talk about DRM ... or not

EA threatens to ban users who talk about DRM ... or notSeems people do sue EA over this DRM....Did I already mention that EA will have SecuROM in all it's future games in one form or another?If the article hyperlink below has any truth to it I forsee alot more...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Electronic Arts Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

EA Spore backlash could help end DRM

EA Spore backlash could help end DRMPirate = Potential Lost Sale. Myself = Definate Lost Sale.I am not buying this game because of it, and I really wanted to as well.I don't understand the mentality of EA. If EA consider a pirate as a lost sale why not...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Games, Removing DRM, digital-rights management, Electronic Arts Inc., EA Spore, piracy, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

EA Spore backlash could help end DRM

Guest editorial by Oliver Day The backlash over DRM has finally started to gather serious momentum. Everyday consumers started a campaign to give the highly anticipated game Spore one-star ratings on Amazon. Thousands of Amazon users labeled Spore a poor choice because of...

Tags: Game, Digital-rights Management, Electronic Arts Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Spore hit by class-action lawsuit over DRM

Spore hit by class-action lawsuit over DRMI don't know... seems a lot of people are enraged...... over the introduction of such a DRM system to their computers. I've read numerous incidents where people have to constantly restart their game, uninstall the games to get another program running, etc...Also it...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Games, Rootkits, SecuROM, game, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Spore hit by class-action lawsuit over DRM

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against EA over the SecuROM DRM mechanism built into the Spore game. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Lawsuit, Digital-rights Management, Electronic Arts Inc., Class Action, Class-action Lawsuit, Spore, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Piracy, Productivity, Digital Media, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Spore DRM could kill PC gaming

Spore DRM could kill PC gaming4 votes; the tally reads "No: 25%, Yes: 100%"That adds to 125%. I think the calculator behind the poll is crackers.I'm sure Spore will kill gaming. Most people prefer set-top boxes anyway. :)Publishers fault...that Spore is being pirated. DRM is the reason...

Tags: Games, Digital rights management (DRM), Blu-ray DVD, game, Spore DRM, computer game, digital-rights management, PC

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

Does DRM guarantee Spore is destined for extinction?

Does DRM guarantee Spore is destined for extinction?DRM is one of the reasons I left PC gamingIt's also one of the reasons I left PC. I was going to build a PC for gaming for HL-2, but said "no" to Steam. That was the only thing keeping me intel at...

Tags: Games, Digital rights management (DRM), game, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

Sony Rootkits = Trouble (again!)

Sony Rootkits = Trouble (again!)Getting the lesson across...IANAL, but my reading of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act says that at least the first of the Sony rootkit episodes is a serious felony. Since Kaspersky documented that many DOD computers were in fact involved, someone at...

Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Corp., rootkit, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-29