http://loldrm.com WHERE WE LOL @ DRM Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:03:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Details are scarce, but apparently Apple is making it hard to use non-special headphones with the new shuffle. THX 4 PIC: Sontra http://loldrm.com/2009/03/15/locking-down-headphones-now-i-have-seen-everything/ Information Week's Alexander Wolfe gives a report on Microsoft's new patented technique that they call "Stealthy audio watermarking". WHY IT WON'T WORK: "Watermarking isn't encryption and it doesn't necessarily prevent unauthorized playback. On the other hand, it can serve in place of any other type of DRM, if the playback system (i.e., ... http://loldrm.com/2007/09/11/zomg-microsofts-new-uncrackable-drm/ Michael Hopkins just wanted to watch a DVD that he bought. But it turns out the disc was defective due to Sony trying to DRM it too hard with some new mega ARccOS. Sony has known about this problem since April, but apparently, the broken discs are still available ... http://loldrm.com/2007/09/09/broken-sony-discs-still-out-there/ Amazon and Google are both introducing some new ebook offerings this fall. Amazon is releasing some sort of fancy portable device (whatever) in October for downloading and reading their encumbered ebooks.  Amazon's ebooks use the Mobipocket format. ABOUT DRM'D MOBIPOCKET FILES: Propietary viewing software required. Online activation required. Tied to a limited number of devices. Their DRM activation server ... http://loldrm.com/2007/09/07/amazons-googles-new-ebook-offerings-locked-down-hard/ HERE IS A BIOSHOCK LOL 4 U. 2k Tech JT sez "The other way to view this, is one USER has purchased the game. Not the whole family. So why should your brother play for free?" NICE ONE THX 4 PIC: One_From_RM THX 4 LINK: Digg http://loldrm.com/2007/09/05/2k-games-doesnt-believe-in-family-values/