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9/10/2001
DVD Cracking Case, Western Style
The two-pronged, bi-coastal legal war being waged against individuals who have distributed a code that can circumvent encryption on DVDs now focuses on First Amendment issues being raised in San Jose.
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8/31/2001
The truth about the DivX revolution
When we poo-pooed the announcement by Hollywood's big studios a fortnight ago that they were launching a video-on-demand system to deliver movies over the Internet, we had a number of emails arguing that we'd got it all wrong and were behind the times.
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8/14/2001
US building mega computer
The US Government is building an incredibly powerful computer that will carry out over 13 trillion calculations per second.
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8/14/2001
Putting the fish in the net
Imagine for a moment that the vast virtual space defined by the internet is a huge ocean populated by schools of virtual fish.
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8/13/2001
Hackers make house calls
A survey finds that 95% of people using the internet for a couple of hours a day attract the attention of hackers.
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8/13/2001
South Korean 'Napster' under pressure
Soribada, South Korea's equivalent to music file-swapping site Napster, has run into legal trouble.
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8/11/2001
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Sorry about the down time! We were changing servers and dealing with code red 2 at the same time. Scary stuff! We should have no further interuptions...x
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7/27/2001
Pirate versions of American Pie 2 hit the Net
LONDON, (Reuters) - Two weeks before its box office release, pirated copies of the movie American Pie 2, Universal Studio's sequel to the 1999 hit comedy, are circulating on the Internet on underground file-sharing services.
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7/25/2001
Electronic Arts wins Tolkien movie rights
Gearing up for competition over one of the most valuable entertainment licenses available today, Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) (EA) is expected to announce Wednesday that it has acquired the rights to make games based on New Line Cinema's upcoming Lord of the Rings trilogy of films.
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7/19/2001
Underground video code seeks legitimacy
A new version of the Divx video codec is online, helping to push the once-underground technology further toward a split personality.
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7/18/2001
Deadline set in Napster appeal
update! SAN FRANCISCO--Napster has until Aug. 9 to file an emergency federal appeals court brief that would give the song-swapping company the opportunity to come back online.
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7/18/2001
Intel hits the gas on Pentium 4
Intel is preparing a Pentium 4 blitz for the remainder of 2001, aiming to drive the chip into the heart of the desktop PC market before the end of the year...
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7/17/2001
Net music's Groundhog Day
Big record labels and other music powerhouses are finally beginning to thaw to new kinds of Internet music services, but those emerging so far may be a big disappointment--to both consumers and the companies offering them.
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7/5/2001
Coolest DVD "Easter Eggs"
The bunny won't tell you where to find these extra, secret treats—we will! by iFilm.
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6/29/2001
DivX for Pocket PC!
ProjectMayo has managed to get DivX working on the Pocket PC. Now you can watch full-screen videos directly on your Pocket PC.
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6/29/2001
Virus watchers seek to mute MP3 hoax
Virus experts and members of online message boards are decrying a purported MP3 virus as a hoax.
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6/18/2001
The sound of shrinking
The hugely popular MP3 encoding software that compresses large sound files has been overhauled by its creators Thomson Multimedia and the Fraunhofer Institute.
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6/11/2001
Disney agrees to DVD probe
Entertainment giant Walt Disney Company is to open its doors to European Commission investigators probing the high prices Europeans pay for DVDs.
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6/7/2001
Rival knocks Napster deal
Duet, the alternative internet music system that hopes customers will pay to download sound, has criticised a deal between its rival MusicNet and the online song-swapping service Napster.
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5/31/2001
A Constitutional Right to Decode?
WASHINGTON -- To the movies studios trying to rid the Net of a DVD-descrambling program, the "DeCSS" utility is akin to terrorware that governments have a responsibility to prohibit.
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5/25/2001
DivXter Utility
We are finalizing the Version 1 DivXter file sharing/player utility. Release is scheduled for the third quarter of 2001. Stay tuned for updates.
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5/24/2001
"Spyware" piggybacks on Napster rivals
As online file traders stream to Napster alternatives, many find their computers saddled with unwanted piggyback software...
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