DRM news....

[tOM Trottier]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27224.html
"The U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration established a 
"dialog" with consumer groups worried about the impact of proposed digital 
rights management schemes during a sit-down Tuesday, but don't expect big 
changes in the agency's position on the need for DRM... "

http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=12634
"ContentGuard, the provider of Digital Rights Language (DRL) technology and 
DMDsecure, an independent software vendor of content protection and Digital 
Rights Management (DRM) software, have announced a global patent licensing 
agreement.... "

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,536995,00.asp
"Microsoft Corp. is pushing further into digital rights management with a 
plan for a DRM server due to go into beta testing later this year...."

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/253/business/Intel_chip_to_include_antipir
acy_features+.shtml
"Bracing itself for another potential fight with computer privacy 
advocates, Intel Corp. said yesterday that its next generation of 
microchips, due next year, would include anti-piracy features that will 
protect computers against hackers and viruses while giving digital 
publishers powerful new tools to control the use of their products. ..."  
(time to move to AMD?)
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