Entries in 'drm' (10)
Ubisoft claims 'always-on' DRM reduces piracy
NEWSDeveloper Ubisoft is standing by its decision to use DRM which requires an always-on internet connection for its PC games.
Capcom: Piracy prevents PC version of Street Fighter
NEWSCapcom producer Yosihnori Ono says the company won’t release a PC edition of the next Street Fighter due to the platform’s ongoing struggles with illicit filesharing.
DRM would be bad for e-reader market
NEWSAs the e-reader market emerges in to the public eye, the sector stands divided in to two schools of thought regarding digital rights.
Channel 4 exec says anti-piracy measures will fail
NEWSChannel 4’s commissioning editor for education, Alice Taylor has gone on record to say that the global efforts to reduce copyright infringement are doomed to fail.
Apple DRM is illegal
NEWS Apple’s iTunes digital rights management contract terms are in breach of the Norwegian Marketing Control Act, according to consumer Ombudsman Bjorn Erik Thon, who has submitted the case to Norway’s ...
Napster launches iTunes-rivalling MP3 store
NEWS The once illegal but now thoroughly corporate Napster has launched what is being called the internet’s largest MP3 music store – the entirety of which will be DRM free.
DRM loses friends
NEWS Days after Warner Music declared their lost love for DRM, Sony BMG appear to have jumped on the bandwagon.
Warner to sell MP3s through Amazon
NEWS Warner music has revealed its intentions to sell its music on Amazon’s new MP3 store, and has made its complete catalogue DRM-free. Now only Sony BMG is using the oft-criticised ...
Retailers call for an end to DRM
NEWS The Entertainment Retail Association has called on Hollywood and record companies to stop using DRM in films and music, stating that the technology is the root cause of a fall ...
