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[News] [Rival] Windows + DRM + Hollywood Screw Consumers, Extends Reach

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Windows + DRM + Hollywood Screw Consumers, Extends Reach
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:49:11 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Hollywood Goes Too Far to Protect Content

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| I first found out about the problem on New Year’s Eve, when I went to log 
| into my account. When I tried to launch a streaming movie, I was greeted with 
| an error message asking me to “reset” my DRM. Luckily, Netflix’s help page on 
| the topic included a link to a DRM reset utility, but when I went to install 
| the program, I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw this warning.    
`----

http://seekingalpha.com/article/58905-hollywood-goes-too-far-to-protect-content?source=yahoo

Another hit from Microsoft and the ilk:

CinemaNow, Macrovision Ink Tech Pact

,----[ Quote ] 
| Among its investors are Lionsgate Entertainment Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco 
| Systems Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. 
`----

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080103/online_movies.html?.v=6

Macrovision already leaves Windows exposed --- the security implications of
DRM.


Yesterday:

Plug a Windows XP Copy Protection Hole

,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft reports "limited" attacks on Windows XP systems via an unexpected 
| path exploiting a security hole in a copy protection program that comes with 
| XP. (Windows Vista is not at risk.)  
| 
| The program that attackers are leveraging is Macrovision's SafeDisc, 
| optical-disc copy prevention software for Windows applications and games. The 
| flaw is located in a system driver file called secdrv.sys. Microsoft 
| immediately issued a Security Advisory.   
`----

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140862/article.html


Related:

Microsoft: We Like DRM

,----[ Quote ]
| Steve Jobs wants the music business to drop restrictions for digital
| tunes. But Microsoft, which began competing head to head with Apple
| in the digital music business last fall, is happy with the way things
| are, says media exec Robbie Bach.
`----

http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/08/zune-drm-itunes-tech-media-cx_df_0208bach.html?partner=yahootix
http://tinyurl.com/2lrz3y


Microsoft Tells Apple To Stop Complaining About DRM

http://www.podcastingnews.com/2007/04/13/microsoft-apple-drm/


Golden Rant : Microsoft DRM's gone too far

,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft appears to have hit the wrong button on its critical
| Windows XP download service late last month, pretty well forcing
| every XP user to upgrade to Windows Media Player (WiMP) 11 if
| they (like me and many others) have the automatic download/install
| option enabled for critical updates.
`----

http://securityblog.itproportal.com/?p=712


The Longest Suicide Note in History

,----[ Quote ]
| Gutmann: The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
`----     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html


Avoid the Vista badge, it means DRM inside 

,----[ Quote ]
| The root of this crappy DRM infection is Microsoft. It is the driving
| force here. This has nothing to do with protecting content, as we 
| keep pointing out, there has never been a single thing that has had
| a DRM infection applied that didn't end up cracked on the net in
| hours. DRM is about walled gardens and control.
| 
| He who controls the DRM infection controls the market. DRM is
| about preventing you from doing anything with the devices
| without paying the gatekeeper a fee. This is what MS wants,
| nothing less than a slice of everything watched, listened to
| or discussed from now on. DRM prevents others from playing
| there, thanks to the DMCA and other anti-consumer laws.
| 
| Make no mistake, MS is pushing the DRM malware as hard as
| it can so it can rake in money hand over fist with no
| competition. It is really good at lock-in, in fact, the firm
| based its entire business model on harming the user so they
| have to comply and spend more.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38926


DRM in Windows Vista

,----[ Quote ]
| Windows Vista includes an array of "features" that you don't want.
| These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure.
| They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will
| cause technical support problems. They may even require you to
| upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and existing software.
| And these features won't do anything useful. In fact, they're
| working against you. They're digital rights management (DRM)
| features built into Vista at the behest of the entertainment
| industry.
| 
| And you don't get to refuse them.
`----

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html


Macrovision update plugs zero-day DRM exploit

,----[ Quote
| The flaw, though Symantec wasn't specific on this, involves a privilege 
| elevation bug in Macrovision secdrv.sys driver that comes bundled with 
| Windows XP and 2003 (though not Windows Vista).  
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/06/macrovision_drm_update/


DRM – a big win for Microsoft

,----[ Quote ]
| Recently I came to conclusion that Microsoft is the company, which profits 
| most from the Digital Rights Management. 
| I don't know the numbers, but I guess that DRM is little or no success for 
| the recording industry. To say it stopped pirating films and music would be a  
| joke. 
| Microsoft people must have known that the protection would be broken very 
| soon. So why they are implementing it after all? 
`----

http://technocrat.net/d/2008/1/2/32809

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