Microsoft and RealNetworks, Inc. today announced three agreements valued at $761 million to RealNetworks to settle their antitrust case and create a new partnership to innovate and promote consumer choices in digital music and games. The three agreements include an agreement to resolve all the companies...
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Today, most digital content has some sort of copy/content protection on it. This really isn’t anything that is new, for example… DVDs have CSS HBO and other premium analog content are protected with CGMS-A VHS and DVDs have Macrovision Most Cable Providers enable 5C on everything but “must carry” channels...
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07-20-2005
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CNET Newsburst | I’ve noticed some clicks from CNET Newsburst in the past, but the other day I visited the site to see what it was all about. Newsburst is basically a web-based RSS Aggregator. Nothing new or extremely exciting there, RSS is all over the place. What got my attention was when I clicked...
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06-29-2005
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URGENT: Call your Senator RIGHT NOW or live with the goddamned Broadcast Flag forever!
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