Full FeedRootkits on Sony/Beuna Vista rental DVDs
Although so many people get movies streamed right to them a host of different ways, occasionally, some do still venture forth into that old brick and mortar building called a video store. So, there you are, it’s a Friday night and you go to your local Blockbuster, grab a movie,… Continue Reading »
SpiralFrog closes, music to work for 60 days
In case you missed it, SpiralFrog, an ad-supported music site, shut down. It had been up and running since September 2007, offering DRMed music for free to its customers. The music wouldn’t work on Mac OS X, iPods, or Zunes which would explain why it wasn’t all that popular. The… Continue Reading »
Labels say future of music isn’t free
It seems like a never ending story doesn’t it? People are downloading music and not paying for it. Naughty, naughty. The industry has their panties in a bunch over the fact people are downloading music illegally. Threats ensue. “We’re gonna get you all.” “Oh no you won’t, pirating will live… Continue Reading »
Global Garde attempts to kill piracy dead
Raise your hand if you remember the Spore SecuROM fiasco. The community backlash, and the resulting huge amount of pirated copies of the game that became available. You’d think that somebody would try to create a form of copy protection that both copyright holders and consumers can be okay with. … Continue Reading »
EMI loses case against digital music pioneer
A New York District judge has dismissed EMI’s copyright infringement lawsuit against MP3Tunes CEO Michael Robertson. In November, 2007 14 record labels affiliated with the EMI filed the suit, claiming MP3Tunes’s internet locker service encourages copyright infringement. The service, which has 150,000 customers, provides personal, password protected accounts known as… Continue Reading »
SanDisk to release new microSD “slotMusic” card
Well, apparently SanDisk feels Joe Public likes their music hands on. This thinking may well be what led to their new line of music-filled microSD cards. They managed to pull in all the big record labels like Sony BMG, EMI, Universal and Warner. Although, I’m not sure what the labels… Continue Reading »
Britain to get Nokia “Comes With Music” on October 17th
Nokia is poised to release its new “Comes With Music” phones on October 17th in Britain. The phones will come with a subscription music service that will allow users to keep any song they obtain through it for 12 months. The service will come with every phone, with nothing mentioned… Continue Reading »
That FBI Warning on movies? RealDVD apparently thinks “not so much”.
“The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.” So says the warning on all movies released since early… Continue Reading »
Yahoo! to shut down DRM servers September 30
Yahoo! has announced that it will be shutting down it’s DRM (Digital Rights Management) servers on September 30. As a result, all music purchased from Yahoo! Music will no longer be able to transfer to computers or devices they are currently on. This all goes with Yahoo’s migration of services… Continue Reading »
Napster offers up 6 million DRM-free music tracks
Apple’s iTunes Store better watch it’s back, because here comes Napster with not just another online music service, but one that now offers a whooping 6 million DRM-free music tracks. With this number of available tracks Napster has now become the world’s largest major label MP3 catalog and the largest… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Black Friday 2009
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Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
