Category DRM

Will the EU’s Fine on Intel Impact DRM?

The antitrust action against Intel could threaten interoperability that is key to acceptance of DRM in the market.

AACS Publishes Final Adopter Agreement

Managed Copy and audio watermarking are finally ratified in the Blu-ray content protection specs.

DRM Detente in the Gaming World

ByteShield’s DRM technology for games and software gets a seal of approval from Reclaim Your Game.

Scribd Starts User-Generated E-Book Sales with Optional DRM

The Scribd Store is a big step forward for user-generated content business models.

Amazon Acquires Stanza E-Book Reader

A move towards providing DRM interoperability for e-books and getting a larger share of the growing e-book market.

CTIA Roundup: Microsoft and Nokia

Microsoft’s PlayReady adds partners; Nokia’s Comes With Music expands geographies.

Samsung Licenses Intertrust Patents

A boost in the future prospects of Marlin DRM.

New White Paper: Digital Rights and Digital Television

An overview of digital rights technologies applied to digital TV.

FTC to Address Consumer Disclosure on DRM

The Federal Trade Commission will be holding a workshop on DRM at the University of Washington Law School in Seattle on Wednesday, March 25.  The main purpose of the conference will be to inform the FTC on possible actions it could take to mandate disclosure of information about digital content rights to consumers — rather […]

Mobile World Congress Roundup

By Azita Arvani Last week, we attended the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the largest global wireless show.  Here are the DRM and copyright related highlights of the show. There was almost no mention of DRM, some mention of content protection, but lots of mobile music and video services around. Nokia is extending the Comes […]