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  • Hacker cracks Microsoft anti-piracy software

    A piece of software being distributed anonymously online has successfully cracked part of Microsoft's anti-piracy technology, the centerpiece of much of the giant's recent forays into the audio and video world.

  • Compromise for CD copying is in the works

    Anti-piracy features making their way onto CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against the leading MP3 format and other rivals in the high-stakes battle over digital-audio standards.

  • Who will serve as Napster police?

    Tension is starting to build between copyright holders and Internet service providers over who should police other file-swapping networks poised to step in as Napster's replacement.

  • Post-Napster policing reopens ISP wounds

    Facing the prospect of a post-Napster world, tension is starting to build between copyright holders and ISPs over who should police other file-swapping networks that are poised to step in as replacements.

  • Broadband fans busted over Gnutella

    The movie industry is training its legal guns on the Gnutella file-sharing system in its latest efforts to combat piracy. Excite@Home is threatening to cut services for those who share movies.

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