Microsoft Unveils New Copyright Software

[KingFish]

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is unveiling copyright protection software to allow rented songs or movies to be used on portable players, cellular phones and other devices.

The company's latest "digital rights management" software, code-named Janus, was released Monday. It will give songs and videos purchased through subscription services a sort of digital expiration date that works even when the data is transferred from a computer. The technology also protects the content against piracy.
So will this require a patch too? -KingFish

Source: Excite/Associated Press (http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040503/D82ASNEG0.html)

[Thrax]

DEViANCE is unveiling anti-copyright protection software that bypasses Microsoft Corp.'s new rented content algorithm.

DEV's latest "digital rights management" protection crack, code-named MSFT.RENT.CRACKZ.zip, was released seven seconds after Microsoft's announcement on Monday. It will give owners of songs and videos the right to fair use, which would be otherwise denied to them with this protection scheme. It has been ported to multiple platforms. The crack also works against content protection.

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DEViANCE is unveiling anti-copyright protection software that bypasses Microsoft Corp.'s new rented content algorithm.



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