Category DRM

Judge Dismisses E-Book DRM Antitrust Case

Independent booksellers can’t sell e-books from major publishers on the Kindle platform. Does that constitute restraint of trade? A federal judge says no.

MovieLabs Releases Best Practices for Video Content Protection

From Hollywood, a best-practice wish list instead of a technology licensing authority.

E-Book Watermarking Gains Traction in Europe

Highlights from a new study on the global e-book market.

Content Protection for 4k Video

A call for dialog with technology vendors about protecting the next generation of Hollywood content.

Kim Dotcom Embraces DRM

Is Kim Dotcom trying to compete with DropBox or just evade the DMCA?

Reducing Complexity of Multiscreen Video Services with PlayReady and MPEG-DASH

BuyDRM and Fraunhofer IIS show how it can be done.

DRM Anticircumvention for Dummies

Myths and realities of anticircumvention laws such as DMCA 1201 in the United States.

The IDPF’s Lightweight Content Protection Standard for E-books

A response to the current realities of the digital publishing market; an attempt to help avoid undesirable outcomes for everyone in the value chain.

Inisoft of Korea Acquires BuyDRM

The merger brings more clarity to the Microsoft PlayReady ecosystem.

Roots of the Online Upheaval of SOPA/PIPA

A PhD thesis sheds light on how the online community rose up to defeat the antipiracy legislation and offers some clues for the pro-copyright faction to follow in the future.