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Battle against file sharing starts in Norway

Movie and record companies want Norwegian operator Telenor to block access to The Pirate Bay file-sharing site and have filed documents in a Norwegian district court seeking a temporary injunction.

| News | Legal | 06/17/09 at 10:59 am |


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Irish startup takes over Microsoft's code-protection scheme

An Irish startup has taken over Microsoft's Software Licensing and Protection Services, a service to help independent software vendors protect their code and reduce software piracy.

| News | Development | Legal | Software | 06/09/09 at 9:40 am |


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iTunes Store goes DRM-free

Apple has announced three significant changes to its iTunes Store at Macworld Expo, but the first is undoubtedly the biggest news: The music and video download service, which features more than 10 million songs, is finally going Digital Rights Management (DRM)-free.

| News | Internet | 01/06/09 at 2:38 pm |


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Macworld Guessing: iPhone Tethering, DRM-Free iTunes

Apple is expected to announce a $30-a-month iPhone tethering plan from AT&T and will also drop all DRM from its iTunes Music Store in what is the rumor du jour.

| News | Personal tech | 01/06/09 at 12:11 pm |


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