March 24, 2004
EE Times: Copy protection plan squeezes home users.
Almost 30 companies are participating in the DVB copy protection subgroup, including the BBC, BskyB, Disney, Intel, Micronas, Microsoft, Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Warner Bros. Mapping the technical spec to fit consumers' social and private behavior at home, however, is a tricky business.
NY Times: More Lawsuits Filed in Effort to Thwart File Sharing.
Of the 532 people accused of illegal file sharing by the industry, 89 were using networks at universities including New York University, Stanford, Georgetown and Vanderbilt. The others used commercial Internet service providers to reach the Internet.
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