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  • Microsoft sues over source code theft

    Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against an alleged hacker who broke through its copy protection technology, charging that the mystery developer somehow gained access to its copyrighted source code.

  • France moves closer to iTunes law

    French politicians have approved an online copyright bill that will require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.

  • Sony to patch copy-protected CD

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment and a technology partner are working with antivirus companies on a fix for a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs.

  • Hackers build back door into iTunes

    A trio of independent programmers has released new software that allows people to tap into Apple Computer's iTunes music store and purchase songs free of any anticopying protections.

  • Napster hack leads to free downloads

    It's like the old Napster all over again: all the music you want for free, as long as you're willing to get a little geeky.

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  • Has Microsoft gone soft?

    When you're the industry's 800-pound gorilla, what's a few billion dollars to pay for problems to disappear?

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  • Apple left out of the spotlight

    New online movie service won't work with Mac. Will Apple get left out of the digital revolution?

  • MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

    Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

  • PC song files to share space on CDs

    Copy protection company Macrovision is working with record labels to load their CDs with digital audio files that can be copied onto computers and MP3 players.

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