PSP download store held up by DRM
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| Fans of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) media device must continue to wait for
| a download store, a feature that experts have said is a must if the player is
| ever to launch a significant challenge to the iPod.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9759715-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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Google selleth then taketh away, proving the need for DRM circumvention
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| Yet now Google Video has given us a gift—a "proof of concept" in the form of
| yet another argument against DRM—and an argument for more reasonable laws
| governing copyright controls. How could Google's failure be our gain? Simple.
| By picking up its marbles and going home, Google just demonstrated how
| completely bizarre and anti-consumer DRM technology can be. Most importantly,
| by pulling the plug on the service, Google proved why consumers have to be
| allowed to circumvent copy controls.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070812-google-selleth-then-taketh-away-proving-the-need-for-drm-circumvention.html
Vista prevents users from playing high-def content, researcher says
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| While Microsoft’s intent is to protect commercial content, home movies are
| increasingly being shot in high definition, Gutmann said. Many users are
| finding they can’t play any content if it’s considered “premium.”
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| “This is not commercial HD content being blocked, this is the users’ own
| content,” Gutmann said. “The more premium content you have, the more output
| is disabled.”
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/080907-vista-high-def.html
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