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    The EMI Group is reviewing a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to allow reverse engineering of its digital rights management (DRM) software, EMI said on Friday.

  • EMI: We don't use rootkits

    The EMI Group, one of the world's largest recording companies, has distanced itself from the controversy surrounding digital rights management (DRM) software used by Sony BMG by stating that it does not use rootkits on its own products.

  • New CD copy-lock technology nears market

    A new kind of copy-protected music CD will likely hit U.S. shelves early next year, as record label SonyBMG experiments with a technology created by British developer First 4 Internet, according to sources familiar with the companies.

  • Customers cool on subscription software

    The software industry is rapidly moving to subscription-based billing, but corporate customers have not warmed up to the model yet, according to a new study.

  • iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked CDs

    When a copy-protected CD hit No. 1 on the U.S. music sales charts last month, it marked a breakthrough for the antipiracy technology in all but one sense: The music still wouldn't play on Apple's iPod.

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  • FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs

    Sony's copy protection could help hide new viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

  • Getting it wrong on multicore

    Macrovision's David Znidarsic says multicore processing is leading some software companies to make poor decisions about licensing.

  • Is the software licence dead?

    At a technology conference, the debate over subscription pricing, discounting and licensing practices comes alive. Is the business of selling software is due for an extreme makeover?

  • Symantec fixes product activation glitch

    The security software maker smooths a wrinkle in its product activation technology that was causing its Norton family of security applications to fail.

  • RMIT's tech watch

    Steve Turvey of RMIT IT Test Labs provides an indepth view of the latest technologies to hit Australia.

Reviews (12)

  • Tech Guide: Buying a CD/DVD burner

    From discs to drives, our Tech Guide has everything you need to know about burning CDs and DVDs.

  • LG DR4812W DVD Recorder

    LG's inexpensive DVD recorder makes a great entry point for anyone pondering upgrading from the humble family VCR. Read our Australian review.

  • Ulead DVD Workshop 2.0

    Ulead DVD Workshop 2.0's wonderfully intuitive interface and huge selection of DVD-authoring tools will please professionals and advanced hobbyists alike.

  • RMIT's tech watch

    Steve Turvey of RMIT IT Test Labs provides an indepth view of the latest technologies to hit Australia.

  • DVD Copy Plus

    For those without a DVD burner, DVD Copy Plus's excellent tutorials make copying DVDs to CDs easy, even for novices.

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