MPAA accused of DVD piracy
The Motion Picture Association of America has been accused of breaking its own rules and making illegal copies of a film.

Gartner: piece of tape defeats any CD DRM
The highly controversial XCP digital rights management technology bundled by Sony BMG on 52 of its audio CD albums can be defeated by applying a small piece of tape to the discs, according to analyst firm Gartner.

SpiralFrog offers free legal music downloads
A new music download service is promising free legal tracks to users who agree to watch adverts.

Sony BMG settles rootkit lawsuit
Sony BMG has managed to settle one of the class action lawsuits resulting from its inclusion of DRM technology based on rootkits with some of its music CDs.

Bill Gates slams DRM systems
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has stated that there are "huge problems" with current digital rights management systems, and has advised that the best strategy is just to "buy a CD and rip it", an act which is illegal under UK law.