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Starforce enforces DRM by instant reboot (without warning) – CD Freaks.com
> Now, Futuremark has uncovered a very dangerous anti-piracy system Starforce is now using. This copy protection system installs a driver that runs at the highest level of access on the system, which gives it low level access to the PCs hardware and any [...]
Rails 1.1: RJS, Active Record++, respond_to, integration tests, and 500 other things!
Rails 1.1 has been released sporting a load of fixes and new features.
p2pnet.net | news | RIAA sued over Amnesty offer
> Eric Parke is suing the association, saying its offer is designed to get people to incriminate themselves and provide the RIAA “and others” with “admissions” through which they could land in court, in spite of having signed the RIAA affidavit.
Eric claims the offer is deceptive, and [...]
Boing Boing: EMI releases Brazilian DRM CDs that totally hose their customers
> Brazilian mega-star Marisa Monte’s new CDs from EMI (”Infinito Particular” and “Universo ao Meu Redor”) come with DRM that can’t be uninstalled, and requires you to “agree” to a contract that isn’t published in Portuguese. Even if you disagree, the malware is installed. [...]
p2pnet.net – the original daily p2p and digital media news site
> The Big Four Organized Music record label cartel’s RIAA is licking its wounds after losing a bid for unfettered access to the hard drive of an Oregon mother it’s victimizing in a p2p file sharing case.
Instead, an independent 3rd party will inspect the hard-drive, [...]
Personal Tech – technology news and reviews from The Times, The Sunday Times and Times Online
> GERMANS risk two years in prison if they illegally download films and music for private use under a new law agreed yesterday. Anybody who downloads films for commercial use could be jailed for up to five years.
The new law [...]