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Amazon files patent suit against Discovery

Technology / Business

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US online retail giant Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Discovery Communications alleging it infringed four of Amazon's e-commerce patents, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.


Does anti-piracy software on video games open security risks on users' computers?

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientist Alex Halderman wants to know if antipiracy software built into Spore and other video games makes computers more vulnerable to hackers. To find out, he might have to break the law.


Apple's iTunes website is reflected in an iPod

Apple sued for stifling iPod tricks

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes.


Changes to Apple's iTunes prices take effect (AP)

Changes to Apple's iTunes prices take effect

Technology / Internet

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The era of one-price-fits-all-songs on iTunes came to an end Tuesday as Apple Inc., the Internet's dominant digital music retailer, began selling some of its most-downloaded songs for $1.29 apiece.


Removing user constraints from digital rights management

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bridging the often-large gap between the commercial imperatives of digital content providers and the requirements of users who buy their content has been achieved by a team of European researchers.