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The end

Time to say goodbye from all of us at bit-tech.net

November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

EA to loosen Spore install restrictions

EA has announced that it will loosen the install restrictions imposed by the SecuROM DRM used in Spore.

September 17, 2008 | 09:54

EA to stick with SecuROM for Red Alert 3

EA has announced an intention to continue using the controversial SecurROM copy protection software with the upcoming Red Alert 3.

September 9, 2008 | 10:00

Yahoo! to disable customers' music

Yahoo! Music is to transition into a partnership with Rhapsody by disabling its DRM servers at the end of September, a move which will cripple the music collections of its customers.

July 25, 2008 | 09:06

Game Phone Home!

Are all games that phone-home to a publishers server inherently bad? Isn't it possible that in some case copy-protection can be a good thing that can help game design? Cliff Harris ponders how the software that traps us could also be used to free us.

July 13, 2008 | 00:14

Rhapsody goes DRM-free

Music subscription service Rhapsody has launched a digital music shop, offering five million songs in standard MP3 format with no DRM whatsoever.

July 1, 2008 | 08:45

BioShock DRM removed

2K Games has just announced that the SecuROM anti-pirate software included in BioShock has now been completely removed.

June 20, 2008 | 11:20

Sins of a Solar Empire Interview

Sins of a Solar Empire was one of the sleeper hits of the last year, and the game became a favourite of anti-DRM types who appreciated the lack of copy protection and online distribution. Now, we catch up with company co-owner Craig Fraser and have a chin-wag...

June 6, 2008 | 09:18

A Picture-Perfect Quandary

Copy protection and piracy seem like two inescapable forces in modern digital media. But is either side right? Brett Thomas sounds off about pretty pictures, perils of intellectual property, and the dollars and cents behind everyone's favourite "freedom fighters."

May 13, 2008 | 06:56

EA backs down from draconian copy protection

Electronic Arts has listened to fans of Mass Effect and Spore. It has backed down from the draconian 10-day re-authentication DRM method.

May 10, 2008 | 11:59

QTrax signs up with Universal

Legal P2P startup QTrax is looking to repair the damage of a disastrous launch with news of an honest-to-goodness deal with Universal Music Group.

May 8, 2008 | 09:17

Mass Effect and Spore DRM detailed

The PC versions of Mass Effect and Spore will feature some pretty invasive copy protection - find the details here.

May 7, 2008 | 10:27

NIN releases free album

Trent Reznor has released another album for DRM-free digital download, but this time it's completely free for the whole thing - as a "thank you" to his fans.

May 6, 2008 | 14:44

Radiohead dumps digital distribution

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has described the famous giveaway of 'In Rainbows' as a "one-off" that is unlikely to be repeated.

May 1, 2008 | 08:14

Sony BMG caught with pirated software

Record house Sony BMG has been caught red-handed with pirated copies of Windows administration tools installed on their servers.

April 1, 2008 | 05:14

CBC to distribute shows via P2P without DRM

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that it is to distribute one of its most popular shows via BitTorrent.

March 20, 2008 | 07:36

Latest NIN album digital, DRM-free

Trent Reznor has officially launched Nine Inch Nails' latest album, and it's available in DRM-free digital formats for a nominal sum. But it's the added extras that are catching fans' attention...

March 4, 2008 | 07:36

DVDJon launches DoubleTwist

Jon Lech Johansen, the man famous for cracking the original DVD CSS encryption, has launched a new piece of software that can convert DRM'd media.

February 20, 2008 | 12:41

Pirate Bay facing prosecution

The Pirate Bay, one of the most popular file sharing sites on the web, is now facing prosecution for conspiracy to break the law.

January 31, 2008 | 18:16

Hell freezes over as Sony drops DRM

I know it's damn cold here in Blighty, but I didn't think I'd live to see the day when Sony BMG plans to drop DRM (and sell music through channels other than Apple's iTunes).

January 4, 2008 | 13:10

A DRMerry New Year

On the last day of 2007, columnist Brett Thomas takes a look back at a year of the People vs. the RIAA. Who fought, who won, and what we have to look forward to in 2008 - a DRMerry New Year.

December 31, 2007 | 08:57

WD MyBook locks your media files

Western Digital 1TB MyBook NAS adds overly restrictive DRM to deny access to the video and music you legally own, when you try and play it from outside your home network.

December 10, 2007 | 14:33

UK music retailers say ‘DRM is killing us’

The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has called for the music industry to put an end to DRM, citing it as the reason why music sales are declining in the UK.

November 22, 2007 | 14:09

BioShock copy protection fix released

The BioShock Activation Revoke Tool has been officially released and should hopefully fix a lot of the copy protection problems that people have had with the game.

October 15, 2007 | 09:54