digital rights

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times—unless, of course, you’re one of the 240 million PC owners recently handed a virtual eviction notice by Microsoft. Yes, you read that right: with astonishing finality, Microsoft has officially banished a whole generation of perfectly...

Microsoft’s latest gambit in the AI arms race has landed with all the subtlety of a brick through a window, thudding its way into select Windows 11 desktops under the name Recall. But don’t let the mundane nomenclature fool you. It’s less a forgetful function for the kitchen and more a...

The days of setting up a new Windows PC in blissful offline solitude, choosing a username like “PC_Master” and a password you’ll forget within the hour, are nearing their end. Microsoft, that digital behemoth of Redmond, has long courted its users with the siren call of seamless cloud...

With a flick of the update switch, Recall has returned to Windows 11 like a prodigal son who never quite got over playing with matches in the living room. This time, Microsoft’s AI-driven “memory” tool is more sophisticated, more omnipresent, and, if the shouting from both privacy advocates and...

Pomp and circumstance filled the air at Microsoft’s Redmond campus on April 4, 2025, as the tech behemoth celebrated its 50th anniversary—an institution that has, by all accounts, transformed not just itself, but the way billions of people live, work, and communicate across the globe. Yet as...

In today’s digital landscape, even the most contentious legal and social controversies share a common thread with our everyday tech experience—accessibility. A recent headline from wonkette.com, “Georgia Woman Won’t Go To Prison For Having A Miscarriage After All,” has stirred debate on issues...

Hello, I would like to load up USBs with songs and talks. Then I would like to copy protect them. The user should be able to see the list of songs or talks and can select the one they want to listen. But they should not be able to copy it onto their PC and then freely distribute it. I have...

8:35 AMCopyright enforcement might be getting out of hand in Scandinavia. As anti-piracy groups and copyright owners continue to work with authorities to curtail piracy in the region, police this week raided the home of a 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her “Winnie the Pooh” laptop...

A landmark ruling in one of the many mass-BitTorrent lawsuits in the US has suffered a severe blow to a thus far lucrative business. Among other things, New York Judge Gary Brown explains in great detail why an IP-address is not sufficient evidence to identify copyright infringers. According to...

The message left on the first page hello friends! pandasecurity.com, better known for its shitty ANTIVIRUS WE HAVE BACKDOORED, has earning money working with Law Enforcement to lurk and snitch on anonymous activists. they helped to jail 25 anonymous in different countries and they were actively...

Hello, I am running Windows 7 64bit. I've some issue on my system which is driving me nuts. I can't view encryted films from Lovefilms. Internet purchases via credit card fails on the very last step .. the bit after the extra verification step for Visa Debit.. the page has reset... Well they...

Hello all, I am the equipment manager for a DJ service. I recently talked my boss into letting me build windows based systems for our DJ's to use instead of a prebuilt DJ console that would cost more than twice what my design would. One of the biggest concerns we have is the ease of one of our...

Understanding Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Abuse Addressing the issue of DMCA violations in forum postings and other online areas. Establishing a positive relationship between forum users and forum team members regarding this issue. Explaining the purpose and general rationale of...

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The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk: webcomic copyright fight gets personal : Matthew Inman, creator of webcomic The Oatmeal, tried to ignore the rampant online copying of his work—until he found that his entire output was mirrored on a user-generated content site called FunnyJunk. Microsoft gives the...

Google is preparing to launch a test version of a new digital music service that will enable users to upload their music libraries to the company's servers. "This is a personal storage service that doesn't require licenses anymore than Sony and iPod or a hard drive requires licenses...

As Windows users, Link Removed or not, we depend on proprietary software every day. It's a single company. Microsoft. Their only goal is to make money and we are at their mercy. It's almost like an addiction and they're the dealer. I started thinking about this recently when I read a study...

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Better read the EULA before you give away or sell an old version of software that you no longer use. According to a recent court ruling, if it is so stated in the EULA that the producer of a piece of software retains ownership and you are only licensed to use it, you can only remove the product...