A promise to deliver software that will detect infringing content uploaded by YouTube’s enthusiastic video sharing users has not been fulfilled.
France Could Legalize Piracy Software
Not to the get into the intricacies of French lawmaking, I’ll defer to a source nearer to it (thanks ZDNet). French lawmakers have modified proposed legislation on digital rights management (DRM) that will make it legal for hackers to crack copyright protection and distribute the software at will.
Gates Speaks Out Against Net Censorship, Piracy
Bill Gates says that governments trying to censor information on the Internet are wasting their time.
White House Wants Harder Line On Piracy
The Attorney General told a Chamber of Commerce conference the government needs more laws to better protect intellectual property creators.
Microsoft Fits Eight Firms For Piracy Suits
Microsoft has filed eight lawsuits in five states against firms accused of selling pirated or counterfeit copies of Windows.
Anti-piracy Measures Now Include Windows Update
This validation process is in place right now as I discovered when I visited the Windows Update site today to install an optional update.
Microsoft Adds Verification To Subtract Piracy Losses
The Windows Genuine Advantage program leaves the pilot testing phase and becomes a mandatory check against pirated software.
Microsoft Rewards Honesty With Anti-Piracy Program
In an effort to discourage piracy of Windows XP, Microsoft announced that customers wishing to update their versions of the program will have to prove their copy is genuine. The Redmond, Wash.-based software company is also offering a bit of amnesty to those who’ve unwittingly installed or received pirated copies.
US Government Creates Anti-Piracy Post
President Bush taps Carlos Gutierrez’s deputy chief of staff Chris Israel for the high-level post.
Napster, Dell, Take On College Music Piracy
The University of Washington will test a combination of hardware and software to try and make legal music downloads the norm.