DRM investor could swing EU Microsoft enquiry
A third company is looking to join Microsoft and Time Warner as an investor in digital rights management firm ContentGuard, a move that may help Microsoft reduce European antitrust concerns regarding its stake in ContentGuard.
Under the proposed deal, announced on Monday, Microsoft, Time Warner and the third company, Thomson, would each own a third of ContentGuard. Thomson owns trademarks such as RCA and Technicolor and provides media companies with technologies and services.
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