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MPAA vs TorrentSpy

TorrentSpy Ordered to Pay MPAA $110 million

Posted by: DVDGuy, 16:36, May 8, 2008

Torrent site TorrentSpy has been ordered by a court to pay the MPAA $110 million in damages ... More


AnyDVD HD Logo

Break the Unbreakable

Posted by: jmet, 03:36, March 21, 2008

Slysoft releases a new version of AnyDVD that is able to bypass BD+ protection to allow consumers to make backup copies of Blu-ray discs ... More


Macrovision Logo

No Yes No Yes

Posted by: jmet, 02:56, March 21, 2008

Macrovision Corp. mostly known for its copyright protection on DVD's & DRM on music CD's has always been a "deterrent" company but have now switched sides ... More



Verizon tells Hollywood it will not filter to help the RIAA identify copyright infringer's We Say NO MPAA

posted by: jmet, 07:39, February 7, 2008

Verizon tells Hollywood it will not filter to help the RIAA identify copyright infringer's

Beginning January 27th, Amazon.com will offer DRM-Free MP3's worldwide DRM-Free Music

posted by: jmet, 01:55, January 30, 2008

Beginning January 27th, Amazon.com will offer DRM-Free MP3's worldwide

Napster will start to offer DRM free music DRM Free mp3

posted by: jmet, 06:19, January 8, 2008

Napster will start to offer DRM free music

Digimark announced today its plans to launch a new service that would allow the owner of copyrighted video to New Type of Protection

posted by: jmet, 08:03, December 6, 2007

Digimark announced today its plans to launch a new service that would allow the owner of copyrighted video to

Amazon & Wal-Mart are pushing for no DRM music or else Bye Bye DRM

posted by: jmet, 06:10, December 5, 2007

Amazon & Wal-Mart are pushing for no DRM music or else

Macrovision will soon acquire Blu-Ray's BD+ for a whopping $45 million More Protection Wanted

posted by: jmet, 03:51, November 21, 2007

Macrovision will soon acquire Blu-Ray's BD+ for a whopping $45 million

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 18 November 2007 Weekly News Roundup (18 November 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:49, November 18, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 18 November 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 11 November 2007 Weekly News Roundup (11 November 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 16:38, November 11, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 11 November 2007

CinemaNow has finally cleared through all the paper work and negotiations to allow them to legally sell copy-protected Hollywood movies and music videos for burn-to-DVD Done with all the Red Tape

posted by: jmet, 04:47, November 7, 2007

CinemaNow has finally cleared through all the paper work and negotiations to allow them to legally sell copy-protected Hollywood movies and music videos for burn-to-DVD

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 4 November 2007 Weekly News Roundup (4 November 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:47, November 4, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 4 November 2007

Slysoft (AnyDVD HD) claims to know how to break It Was Going to Happen Sooner or Later

posted by: jmet, 12:39, November 1, 2007

Slysoft (AnyDVD HD) claims to know how to break

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 28 October 2007 Weekly News Roundup (28 October 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:02, October 28, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 28 October 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 21 October 2007 Weekly News Roundup (21 October 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:34, October 21, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 21 October 2007

YouTube has a filter that should cut down copyright violations immensely No More Copyright Violations

posted by: jmet, 07:07, October 18, 2007

YouTube has a filter that should cut down copyright violations immensely

Now downloads are not restricted to just one computer or device Napster Tries a New Method

posted by: jmet, 04:49, October 17, 2007

Now downloads are not restricted to just one computer or device

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 14 October 2007 Blog: Weekly News Roundup (14 October 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 18:06, October 14, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum for the week ending on 14 October 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum Blog: Weekly News Roundup (7 October 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:07, October 7, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum

The RIAA puts a win under its belt after winning its case against Jammie Thomas and making her pay $222,000 in fines One Down, More to Go

posted by: jmet, 02:17, October 6, 2007

The RIAA puts a win under its belt after winning its case against Jammie Thomas and making her pay $222,000 in fines

The DRM on Fantastic Four & Day After Tomorrow cause undesirable playback Sony's DRM Backfires

posted by: jmet, 00:56, October 6, 2007

The DRM on Fantastic Four & Day After Tomorrow cause undesirable playback

DVDGuy continues yesterday's rant at BD+ now that more reports of playback failure has emerged Blog: More BD+ nonsense

posted by: DVDGuy, 14:55, October 5, 2007

DVDGuy continues yesterday's rant at BD+ now that more reports of playback failure has emerged

DVDGuy asks where are his free movies, rants some more on BD+ and analysis of the latest poll results Blog: Where are my free movies? More BD+ nonsense. Is your TV HD?

posted by: DVDGuy, 14:15, October 5, 2007

DVDGuy asks where are his free movies, rants some more on BD+ and analysis of the latest poll results

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum Blog: Weekly News Roundup (30 Sept. 2007)

posted by: DVDGuy, 17:48, September 30, 2007

A roundup of all the news as featured on Digital Digest and the forum

The RIAA is asking universities to tighten down their internet policy and dish out more severe consequences for users who break it RIAA Asks for Help

posted by: jmet, 01:53, September 5, 2007

The RIAA is asking universities to tighten down their internet policy and dish out more severe consequences for users who break it

A angry Canadian woman is suing a movie theater for violating her personal belongings They Will Search You

posted by: jmet, 01:50, August 4, 2007

A angry Canadian woman is suing a movie theater for violating her personal belongings

Macrovision, Chicago Digital Post, and Great Lakes Digital Media have launched "RipGuard-MOD" New Type of Copyright Protection Released

posted by: jmet, 04:11, July 4, 2007

Macrovision, Chicago Digital Post, and Great Lakes Digital Media have launched "RipGuard-MOD"

A new proposal will be deliberated by the DVD CCA that will ban the playback of CSS encrypted movies if the original disc is not present Proposed Amendment Would Ban All DVD Copying

posted by: DVDGuy, 15:53, June 25, 2007

A new proposal will be deliberated by the DVD CCA that will ban the playback of CSS encrypted movies if the original disc is not present

Amazon.com has intentions of creating a digital music download center where all music will be DRM free DRM Free Music Downloads

posted by: jmet, 00:59, May 17, 2007

Amazon.com has intentions of creating a digital music download center where all music will be DRM free

If you could download DVDs legally for a small fee, would you? Read the entire article on Digital Digest's webmaster's blog Legal DVD Quality Downloads - Dream or Reality?

posted by: DVDGuy, 11:24, April 10, 2007

If you could download DVDs legally for a small fee, would you? Read the entire article on Digital Digest's webmaster's blog

cGrid in the new tool in the war against piracy that can boot users off the network in real-time if it suspects that they are engaging in P2P file sharing, or even if they are using so-called darknets P2P Killer

posted by: jmet, 03:12, March 14, 2007

cGrid in the new tool in the war against piracy that can boot users off the network in real-time if it suspects that they are engaging in P2P file sharing, or even if they are using so-called darknets

Azureus has decided to broaden its horizons from just BitBorrent clients to include a video sharing site called "Zudeo" YouTube in High Definition

posted by: jmet, 03:44, December 6, 2006

Azureus has decided to broaden its horizons from just BitBorrent clients to include a video sharing site called "Zudeo"

Twentieth Century Fox plans to be the second movie studio to start selling cheap DVDs in an attempt to beat piracy Fox VS Piracy

posted by: jmet, 14:23, November 14, 2006

Twentieth Century Fox plans to be the second movie studio to start selling cheap DVDs in an attempt to beat piracy

How will Microsoft keep you from using a pirated version of Windows Vista Microsoft VS Piracy

posted by: jmet, 09:44, November 3, 2006

How will Microsoft keep you from using a pirated version of Windows Vista

The two have come together that would allow traditional and online retailers to sell on-demand copy-protected DVD downloads Sonic Software & Macrovision Collaborate

posted by: jmet, 08:34, October 14, 2006

The two have come together that would allow traditional and online retailers to sell on-demand copy-protected DVD downloads

Microsoft has sued an anonymous computer hacker whose free program allows users to copy digital movies and songs Microsoft Sues Unknown Hacker

posted by: jmet, 08:44, September 28, 2006

Microsoft has sued an anonymous computer hacker whose free program allows users to copy digital movies and songs

The software eDonkey was taken to the cleaners by the RIAA for over $25 million dollars No More "Hee-Hawww"

posted by: jmet, 00:32, September 15, 2006

The software eDonkey was taken to the cleaners by the RIAA for over $25 million dollars

New tool for removing DRM from your downloaded iTunes Apple's DRM Hacked

posted by: jmet, 00:02, September 1, 2006

New tool for removing DRM from your downloaded iTunes

A new program has been released that will strip Windows Media 10 and 11 files of their DRM Windows Media Cracked

posted by: jmet, 12:39, August 30, 2006

A new program has been released that will strip Windows Media 10 and 11 files of their DRM

My Space and 20th Century Fox get together to sell DVD downloads and TV show downloads Fox's Space

posted by: jmet, 10:53, August 15, 2006

My Space and 20th Century Fox get together to sell DVD downloads and TV show downloads

The same old reason the RIAA is going after everything and everybody, copyright infringement Limewire Sued by the RIAA

posted by: jmet, 10:18, August 6, 2006

The same old reason the RIAA is going after everything and everybody, copyright infringement

Both parties are being accused of stealing a patent idea Nintendo & Microsoft Sued

posted by: jmet, 14:17, August 4, 2006

Both parties are being accused of stealing a patent idea

RIAA is telling people to use P2P programs to download their music RIAA Has Lost Their Mind

posted by: jmet, 11:47, July 27, 2006

RIAA is telling people to use P2P programs to download their music

They are taking a new approach on the war against piracy by shortening the time it takes for the movie to be released on DVD Can China Beat the Pirates

posted by: jmet, 10:02, July 21, 2006

They are taking a new approach on the war against piracy by shortening the time it takes for the movie to be released on DVD

Movielink licenses download-to-burn technology Burn Baby Burn

posted by: jmet, 05:13, July 19, 2006

Movielink licenses download-to-burn technology

Microsoft going after the bigger fish Microsoft Sues for Software Piracy

posted by: jmet, 05:07, July 19, 2006

Microsoft going after the bigger fish

The movie studios have collaborated with their enemy "BitTorrent" on selling TV shows and movies Who Would Think It?

posted by: jmet, 14:47, July 11, 2006

The movie studios have collaborated with their enemy "BitTorrent" on selling TV shows and movies

Doesn't do any good to fight the RIAA if you can't pay the server bill BitTorrent in Financial Trouble

posted by: jmet, 13:44, July 6, 2006

Doesn't do any good to fight the RIAA if you can't pay the server bill

Some minor improvements and bug fixes were made UltraISO Updates to Version 8.1.2.1625

posted by: jmet, 00:45, July 2, 2006

Some minor improvements and bug fixes were made

Is this the edge Sony needs to have to beat the XBox ? PS3 Will Support HDMI 1.3

posted by: jmet, 03:55, July 1, 2006

Is this the edge Sony needs to have to beat the XBox ?

The police have more than a 100 of their servers and won't give them back Police Keeps PirateBay's Servers

posted by: jmet, 03:15, July 1, 2006

The police have more than a 100 of their servers and won't give them back

Microsoft is being sued by an America PC owner who's saying Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) violates laws against spyware Microsoft Sued Over WGA

posted by: jmet, 04:07, June 30, 2006

Microsoft is being sued by an America PC owner who's saying Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) violates laws against spyware

Download and watch your favorite TV shows with iTunes MTV Sells Video on iTunes

posted by: jmet, 03:42, June 30, 2006

Download and watch your favorite TV shows with iTunes

BitComet has released a new version due to a bug found in previous version BitComet Update

posted by: jmet, 03:31, June 30, 2006

BitComet has released a new version due to a bug found in previous version

Once implemented and fine tuned for "normal user" use, this will bring 2.50 and 2.60 Firmware up to the same homebrew capability that 1.50 PSP owners enjoy with FULL kernel mode access PSP Firmware Exploit

posted by: jmet, 07:28, June 29, 2006

Once implemented and fine tuned for "normal user" use, this will bring 2.50 and 2.60 Firmware up to the same homebrew capability that 1.50 PSP owners enjoy with FULL kernel mode access

A quick review by dvdtown on the Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 player and the Toshiba HD-A1 player High Definition DVD players: Toshiba VS Samsung

posted by: jmet, 06:56, June 29, 2006

A quick review by dvdtown on the Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 player and the Toshiba HD-A1 player

BitTorrent is developing a video download website to distribute movies online BitTorrent Now Streams Video

posted by: jmet, 00:17, June 29, 2006

BitTorrent is developing a video download website to distribute movies online

iTunes software now offers the option to encode in to 100% original quality iTunes Offers Lossless CD Quality

posted by: jmet, 00:09, June 28, 2006

iTunes software now offers the option to encode in to 100% original quality

Recording companies have sued the makers of XM radio XM Radio = Piracy

posted by: jmet, 00:03, June 28, 2006

Recording companies have sued the makers of XM radio

Phishing is the term for scams that gather personal information from fake websites Symantec Takes on the Battle of Phishing

posted by: jmet, 06:54, June 27, 2006

Phishing is the term for scams that gather personal information from fake websites

What will be your choice Buy DVD's or Pay-Per-Download

posted by: jmet, 05:31, June 27, 2006

What will be your choice

Do you want Microsoft snooping around your computer, if not download this tool that will remove WGA from your computer Remove Windows Genuine Advantage

posted by: jmet, 06:34, June 26, 2006

Do you want Microsoft snooping around your computer, if not download this tool that will remove WGA from your computer

Ever wonder how people get ahold of the new movies before the actual public does How Piracy Works

posted by: jmet, 13:47, June 25, 2006

Ever wonder how people get ahold of the new movies before the actual public does

BitTorrent has released a new version BitTorrent Update

posted by: jmet, 00:29, June 24, 2006

BitTorrent has released a new version

Well, not really stopped, more like contained RIAA Claims File Swapping Has Stopped

posted by: jmet, 13:22, June 15, 2006

Well, not really stopped, more like contained

Samsung will beat Sony and Pioneer in the race to be the first company to sell a Blu-Ray player Samsung Wins the Blu-Ray Debut

posted by: jmet, 01:13, June 14, 2006

Samsung will beat Sony and Pioneer in the race to be the first company to sell a Blu-Ray player

Hilary Rosen, the former head of the RIAA speaks out about the absurd law suits that are coming abroad now Not Head of the RIAA Anymore

posted by: jmet, 00:01, June 12, 2006

Hilary Rosen, the former head of the RIAA speaks out about the absurd law suits that are coming abroad now

Entertainment industry is losing the fight against piracy Pirates are Winning

posted by: jmet, 23:35, June 11, 2006

Entertainment industry is losing the fight against piracy

RIAA can sue you for merely having shared folders on your computer RIAA Can Sue You If You Install KaZaA

posted by: jmet, 02:44, June 10, 2006

RIAA can sue you for merely having shared folders on your computer

Wal-Mart and other franchise stores are trying to make a deal with Hollywood about coping movies and TV shows onto DVDs and devices in the store Copying DVD's & TV Shows Legally

posted by: jmet, 13:53, June 7, 2006

Wal-Mart and other franchise stores are trying to make a deal with Hollywood about coping movies and TV shows onto DVDs and devices in the store

The Swedish police have a suspicion hackers took down their website after they unlawfully shutdown "The Pirate Bay" p2p website Pirate Bay Retaliates Unofficially

posted by: jmet, 14:53, June 4, 2006

The Swedish police have a suspicion hackers took down their website after they unlawfully shutdown "The Pirate Bay" p2p website

Pirate Bay announced they would be up and running again within a week. You Just Thought Pirate Bay Was Gone

posted by: jmet, 15:40, June 2, 2006

Pirate Bay announced they would be up and running again within a week.

Swedish police detained three people in raids and closed Pirate Bay on Wednesday Pirate Bay is No More

posted by: jmet, 15:36, June 1, 2006

Swedish police detained three people in raids and closed Pirate Bay on Wednesday

Speculations that the Russian site operates outside of the law, selling music without permission of the record labels and the artists Allofmp3.com Tries to Fight

posted by: jmet, 14:09, May 31, 2006

Speculations that the Russian site operates outside of the law, selling music without permission of the record labels and the artists

Accusations that the MPAA hired a hacker to steal information MPAA Sued

posted by: jmet, 06:06, May 27, 2006

Accusations that the MPAA hired a hacker to steal information

Is Sony getting what they deserve? Sony Rootkit Settlement

posted by: jmet, 14:17, May 23, 2006

Is Sony getting what they deserve?

You need a HDMI connector on both your DVD player and TV to enjoy new high definition DVD format Do You Have HDMI Input/Output?

posted by: jmet, 13:58, May 22, 2006

You need a HDMI connector on both your DVD player and TV to enjoy new high definition DVD format

Labels Sue XM Over Its Device "XM Radio" Record Labels Sue Satellite Radio Stations

posted by: jmet, 14:37, May 18, 2006

Labels Sue XM Over Its Device "XM Radio"

MTV Networks is finally getting into the music downloading business MTV Now Does Pay-Per-Download

posted by: jmet, 17:09, May 16, 2006

MTV Networks is finally getting into the music downloading business

If you live in Australia, copying music and/or video to your iPod is legal, of course there's a catch in the form of increased powers for the police when it comes to P2P services. Australia's New Fair Use Act

posted by: jmet, 15:33, May 15, 2006

If you live in Australia, copying music and/or video to your iPod is legal, of course there's a catch in the form of increased powers for the police when it comes to P2P services.

Why you shouldn't spend your hard earned cash on this new technology called "High Definition (HD)" Why You Don't Need HD

posted by: jmet, 14:37, May 14, 2006

Why you shouldn't spend your hard earned cash on this new technology called "High Definition (HD)"

Most of which allege a "conspiracy among record companies to fix prices for downloads." Warner Engages in 14 Lawsuits

posted by: jmet, 16:09, May 6, 2006

Most of which allege a "conspiracy among record companies to fix prices for downloads."

Global bootlegging of movies, illegal copying and Internet piracy etc. all make up piracy MPAA Says Piracy $6,000,000,000 Industry

posted by: jmet, 14:47, May 4, 2006

Global bootlegging of movies, illegal copying and Internet piracy etc. all make up piracy

Watch full episodes online for free Watch Your TV Shows Online

posted by: jmet, 15:20, May 3, 2006

Watch full episodes online for free

And it won't be afraid to bite you....or send you to prison for 10 years DMCA Now Has Teeth

posted by: jmet, 16:35, April 26, 2006

And it won't be afraid to bite you....or send you to prison for 10 years

Starting Tuesday, the software maker will push out a test tool that checks whether the copy of Windows is properly licensed. Microsoft New Anti-Piracy Tool

posted by: jmet, 16:06, April 25, 2006

Starting Tuesday, the software maker will push out a test tool that checks whether the copy of Windows is properly licensed.

Warner has decided that the only way to kill off DVD pirates is to undercut them Warner Studios Try Something New

posted by: jmet, 17:12, April 24, 2006

Warner has decided that the only way to kill off DVD pirates is to undercut them

RIAA sues a family for sharing files over the Internet but, the family doesn't even own a computer RIAA is Grasping at Straws Now

posted by: jmet, 17:04, April 24, 2006

RIAA sues a family for sharing files over the Internet but, the family doesn't even own a computer

Who will redefine copyright for the digital age RIAA •VS• EFF

posted by: jmet, 16:25, April 19, 2006

Who will redefine copyright for the digital age

EFF reports on the DMCA's unfair consequences Holes in the DMCA

posted by: jmet, 08:53, April 17, 2006

EFF reports on the DMCA's unfair consequences

RIAA might kick down Bill Gate's door and take his computer away for inspection Is Microsoft Breaking the Law?

posted by: jmet, 14:36, April 11, 2006

RIAA might kick down Bill Gate's door and take his computer away for inspection

Copy protection is not cool Do Copy Protection Firms Encourage Piracy?

posted by: jmet, 05:32, March 16, 2006

Copy protection is not cool

MPAA tells movie industry they have come up with a idea to stop MPAA Talks to Movie Industry

posted by: jmet, 16:35, March 1, 2006

MPAA tells movie industry they have come up with a idea to stop

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