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Reports in full: HMRC and MoD data breaches
News HMRC continues to operate processes that hark back to a paper-based rather than digital world. Removing the ability of all staff to save data to portable media such as CDs and memory... [26 Jun 2008]
YouTube vs Viacom: 'It's about free speech' - Google
News He added, "we already have in place a digital hash blocking system" that identifies the digital "fingerprint" of content that has been removed for copyright reasons. Google has responded... [01 May 2007]
'Stop treating iPod users like criminals'
News Some copyright laws are as much as 300 years old and their legal interpretation means consumers who copy CDs and DVDs in order to transfer them to their iPods or equivalent media players are breaking the law. [30 Oct 2006]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Ashley Highfield
News If all this wasn't enough, in July, as part of a wider reorganisation, BBC director-general Mark Thompson announced that a new Future Media and Technology division (FM&T) will be created... [19 Sep 2006]
Shortlists for CNET tech awards unveiled
News Digital Payments - Direct Top-Up eCourier - eCourier.co.uk iPass - iPass Corporate Access BiBC - Media Master DWA Media & Gilroy - Cable & Wireless Rebranding Campaign The awards,... [07 Jul 2006]
Hackers target poorly secured media companies
News He said in a statement: "Media companies' content represents the basis of a global market in illegal downloads and counterfeit goods; telecommunications operators increasingly represent... [21 Jun 2006]
Korea sends Microsoft a $32m bill
News Microsoft said: "Competition in these technologies in Korea has been, and remains, vibrant with many new Korean companies successfully offering digital media and IM choices for Korean consumers.... [07 Dec 2005]
Flash gets branded "the enemy"
News He argued that the digital age has created new demands for the sharing of content that old-media copyright law cannot meet. Flash is the enemy," said Lessig, a Stanford University... [07 Apr 2005]
Music pirates shun peer-to-peer for iPod-to-iPod
News Digital audio players like the iPod that can store thousands of songs and other files are emerging as an alternative way to access media files and avoid some of the potential risks of peer-to-peer... [24 Mar 2005]
HMV tunes up downloads with Microsoft
News HMV on Wednesday announced plans to launch a digital music service next year, using software being developed by Microsoft. Music downloads from the service will be compatible with the Windows... [23 Dec 2004]
NTL loses CIO - cue more Telewest merger talk
News A frequent contributor to silicon.com's CIO Jury feature, Pavitt has been leading IT at NTL for about two and a half years and won't immediately be moving to another company, though he... [20 Dec 2004]
Apple dismisses MSN Music Store, Gates scoffs
News The software giant is pushing a new category of devices, dubbed Portable Media Centers, that play TV shows and video in addition to songs. In that interview, Gates stressed that Microsoft's approach is... [03 Sep 2004]
Nokia: Music to the ears of mobile users
News Digital-media company Loudeye has announced a deal with Nokia to develop a wireless music platform for mobile service providers. Jeff Cavins, Loudeye's CEO, said in... [10 Aug 2004]
UK must take cybercrime-busting lead
News However, it warns of the habit new technologies can have of creating a new media for criminals and new opportunities for those set of breaking the law -- as witnessed by the rise in card fraud relative... [11 Jun 2004]
Judge to Microsoft: Show us your systems
News The Santa Rosa, California-based company contends that Microsoft stole its patented audio and video download technology for its digital media software, Windows Media 9. District Judge J... [24 May 2004]
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