Slysoft company, which specializes on various disc backup and copy tools, said that its AnyDVD HD software version 6.4.0.0 removes the BD+ protection from Blu-ray discs (BDs). Earlier the company already claimed that AnyDVD HD version 6.2.0.1 removes BD+ from titles available prior to the 20th of November, 2007. Now the software maker claims that the controversial copyright protection scheme, which requires players to have the latest firmware installed to playback a movie, has been cracked completely.
The College Opportunity and Affordability Act sailed through the House last month. The bill contains a reauthorization of key federal funding for student aid, and the MPAA managed to pack the House version with a pair of provisions that the colleges and universities in question want nothing to do with.
One Australian internet provider has started to crack down on copyright infringers, as the the music industry's plan to have telcos disconnect the internet services of illegal downloaders gathers steam in Australia.
The proposed "three strikes" system of excluding illegal filesharers from the internet is flawed, according to a law professor.
It looks like Torrent.is, a private BitTorrent tracker established exclusively for residents of Iceland, may be shutting down for good - and may also have to pay penalties to copyright holders.
It expresses surprise that the tribunal – currently headed by an unpaid judge working in his spare time and staffed by just four people in total – "functions as well as it does".
THE variety of music played in pubs and nightclubs could be drastically reduced, or replaced by live music, as the Australian Hotels Association looks at ways to sidestep a 1400 per cent increase in the copyright payment for recorded music in venues.
PicApp, a San Francisco-based company is offering copyright news and stock photos from large photo banks like Getty Images and Corbis for free. The company is likely to announce availability of its public beta service later today.
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The show notes for episode 51 of the Copyright 2.0 Show. Come listen to the podcast at http://www.copyright20.com or at http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
Updated on Mar 21, 08
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