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    Copy protect USB files

    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...
  2. Police raid home of 9-year-old Pirate Bay user, confiscate her ‘Winnie the Pooh’ laptop

    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...
  3. New York Judge : An IP address does not identify a person

    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...
  4. Panda Security hacked by Antisec !

    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...
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    Windows 7 access to encrypted media fails

    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...
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    Windows 7 restrcting the copying of files

    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...
  7. VIDEO Understanding DMCA Abuse

    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...
  8. Freedom and privacy, R.I.P.

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  9. Week in tech: touching Windows 8 and stealing webcomics

    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...
  10. Unlicensed Google Music arrives tomorrow

    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...
  11. Proprietary Software Addiction

    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...
  12. Windows 7 STALKER £0.75p on GFWL marketplace one day special

    STALKER £0.75p on GFWL marketplace one day special S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Games For Windows BUY NOW! Daily Deal bargain price ends 7 December 2010 at 16:30. In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone'...
  13. Windows 7 TANGO BLACK LIGHT for 75 pence

    BUY NOW! Daily Deal bargain price ends 6 December 2010 at 16:30. BLACKLIGHT : TANGO DOWN Home - Games For Windows Unlock the full version of Blacklight: Tango Down and experience the bleeding edge of advanced warfare. Participate in the “NetWar”: a hyper-realistic battlefield letting you...
  14. You may not be allowed to give your friend your old Software

    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...
  15. Do you support Net Neutrality? Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom?

    Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom? Campaign For Liberty; Hey, Net Neutrality: Why Not Try Freedom? (Please note that this is a political OP-ED, so it is going to be very one sided on the subject, but an interesting observation and discussion none-the-less) Net Neutrality is a proposal...
  16. Windows 7 MP3 files locked (not shared?) trying to burn to CD

    I am trying to burn music cd's from mp3's that were sent to me on DVD using my laptop and Windows 7. I burned the first 10 w/o problem. What I did since each DVD has about 500 mp3's on it was to create a bunch of folders and cut/paste about 15-20 mp3's until I have about 70 minutes...
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    Windows 7 "Replace all Child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" will not stay c

    Backstory: I have been using Win7 since 7000 beta and played with it and love it (I'd consider myself pretty PC-saavy). But I'm having a problem with homegroup sharing on two computers. I have a desktop running much like a server: having utorrent download (free and legal) torrents and...
  18. Windows 7 Fatality! Ultimate Fighters no match for live Internet piracy

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/fatality-ultimate-fighters-no-match-for-live-internet-piracy.ars Major League Baseball, ESPN, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship explained to Congress last week that live Internet piracy is hurting their businesses, and that the DMCA just...
  19. Windows 7 DRM Fiasco Ruins James Cameron’s Avatar 3D Preview

    http://torrentfreak.com/drm-fiasco-ruins-james-camerons-avatar-3d-preview-091217/ Avatar, the long-awaited science fiction epic from James Cameron will launch this week, but already some lucky individuals have seen the movie. The same cannot be said of attendees at a 3D preview showing in...
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    Windows 7 PlayReady?

    Is there a reason to install PlayReady?