http://www.cepro.com/topic/C302 Digital Rights Stories from CE Pro, The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer en cepro@ehpub.com Copyright 2008 2008-07-24T20:42:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/33_of_consumers_copy_dvds_study_finds/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/33_of_consumers_copy_dvds_study_finds/#When:17:29:00Z That's an increase from last year when the same study revealed that one quarter of citizens ripped DVDs. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2008-07-09T17:29:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/nfl_gives_blessing_to_super_bowl_showings_in_churches/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/nfl_gives_blessing_to_super_bowl_showings_in_churches/#When:20:28:00Z For years, the league had prohibited religious groups (and other commercial organizations) from showing the big game on a TV larger than 55 inches. News, Digital Rights 2008-02-22T20:28:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/are_your_clients_violating_copyright_law/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/are_your_clients_violating_copyright_law/#When:13:36:00Z If your small commercial client uses a CD player, iPod or even FM radio to fill his business with music, he may be in violation of copyright laws. News, Fundamentals, Digital Rights 2008-01-16T13:36:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/escient_says_vision_dvd_server_complies_with_dvd_cca_and_dmca/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/escient_says_vision_dvd_server_complies_with_dvd_cca_and_dmca/#When:17:34:00Z Ripped DVDs maintain copy protection; cannot leave the Escient network. News, Product News, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2007-12-19T17:34:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/riaa_says_mp3s_ripped_from_cds_are_unauthorized/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/riaa_says_mp3s_ripped_from_cds_are_unauthorized/#When:14:28:00Z The RIAA has taken its crusade against digital media to a new level, arguing that MP3s ripped from a CD are “unauthorized” copies of original music. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2007-12-11T14:28:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/escient_introduces_first_video_server/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/escient_introduces_first_video_server/#When:14:40:00Z Media server pioneer moves beyond safe ground; adds DVD storage and movie management to the lineup. News, Product News, Video Sources, Digital Media, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2007-12-01T14:40:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/dvd_cca_aims_to_prohibit_dvd_ripping_once_and_for_all/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/dvd_cca_aims_to_prohibit_dvd_ripping_once_and_for_all/#When:18:15:00Z Kaleidescape, manufacturer of high-end movie servers, beat the DVD CCA the first go-around. Now the organization, which licenses the DVD scrambling system, is fighting back. So is Kaleidescape, with cries of antitrust. News, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2007-06-21T18:15:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/paul_mccartneys_memory_almost_full_available_in_hd_stereo_drm_free/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/paul_mccartneys_memory_almost_full_available_in_hd_stereo_drm_free/#When:10:41:00Z Download the Album from MusicGiants. Go ahead, share all you want. News, Product News, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2007-06-06T10:41:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_prevails_in_dvd_ripping_case/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_prevails_in_dvd_ripping_case/#When:21:31:00Z Judge ruled that the manufacturer did not breach a contract with the DVD CCA, the group that licenses DVD encryption/decryption technology. So Kaleidescape can continue making its 5- and 6-figure movie servers, but the case has little or no implication for DVD ripping in general. The copyright issues that could have emerged in the non-jury trial, in fact did not. News, Product News, Digital Rights, Legal, Media Servers 2007-03-29T21:31:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_ceo_trial_does_have_fair_use_implications/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_ceo_trial_does_have_fair_use_implications/#When:17:40:00Z The DVD CCA says its lawsuit against movie-server manufacturer Kaleidescape is simply about a breach of contract. But Kaleidescape argues copyright rules are at stake. The case goes to trial today. News, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2007-03-21T17:40:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_faces_dvd_cca_in_court_monday_fair_use_at_stake/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_faces_dvd_cca_in_court_monday_fair_use_at_stake/#When:17:40:00Z The DVD police want to eliminate ripping once and for all. Laughably, the voice of Hollywood wants the trial closed to the public, claiming the CSS encryption scheme, which was broken in 1999 by a 15-year-old and spread widely on the Internet, is still a trade secret. News, Product News, Digital Rights, Media Servers 2007-03-15T17:40:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/fair_use_act_would_allow_in_home_content_sharing_not_dvd_ripping/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/fair_use_act_would_allow_in_home_content_sharing_not_dvd_ripping/#When:12:40:00Z Fair Use Act of 2007 proposes some exemptions to DMCA, but not the one we want. Consumers can share content over a home network, but still cannot rip a DVD to a hard drive. News, Product News, Digital Rights, Legal 2007-03-03T12:40:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_hd_dvd_drm_reportedly_bypassed/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/blu_ray_hd_dvd_drm_reportedly_bypassed/#When:11:39:00Z After posters at the Doom9 Forums unveiled title keys for Blu-ray and HD DVD discs—which was confirmed by AACS LA on Jan. 24—members have now claimed to find the processing keys for all HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. News, Product News, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Digital Rights 2007-02-14T11:39:00-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/riaa_responds_to_call_for_end_of_drm/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/riaa_responds_to_call_for_end_of_drm/#When:13:16:01Z While most of us in the tech industry welcomed Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s call for the end of DRM, the RIAA, well, didn’t. In fact, the RIAA’s Mitch Bainwol suggested instead that Apple open up the company’s FairPlay DRM for use by competitors. News, Digital Media, Digital Rights 2007-02-08T13:16:01-05:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/ipod_sets_stage_for_digital_rights_management_debates_in_2007/K302 http://www.cepro.com/article/ipod_sets_stage_for_digital_rights_management_debates_in_2007/#When:16:15:00Z Predicts abound for 2007, including a dramatic shift in how digital rights management advocates view their battle. Walls crumbling? Also, Apple’s stranglehold on the digital download world remains tight entering the new year. News, Product News, Digital Rights 2007-01-02T16:15:00-05:00