MPEG-21 to add QoS, copyright control. mpeg. Digital rights means, of course, a method of controlling who can record and play copyrighted audio files....

Napster struggles to block copyrighted songs. napster struggles to block copyrighted songs. Napster Inc. has asked the federal judge overseeing its case to appoint a technical expert who can report on the seriousness of the company's efforts to block the trading of copyrighted songs. Another 46,000 titles are not being blocked, however, due to what Naptser says is improper filing procedure by copyright holders. While new name-morphing programs are appearing on the Net, others are reportedly being removed at the request of copyright protection groups....

iMesh blocks copyrighted songs. imesh blocks copyrighted songs. iMesh, a peer-to-peer file-trading services that many believed could resist music industry pressures because of its location in Israel, has begun complying with the RIAA's requests to block copyrighted materials. iMesh, a peer-to-peer file-trading services that many believed could resist music industry pressures because of its location in Israel, has begun complying with the RIAA's requests to block copyrighted materials....

EU approves digital copyright rules. eu approves digital copyright rules. A directive approved by The European Union's (EU) Council of Ministers seeks to balance the rights of consumers and copyright holders. A directive approved by The European Union's (EU) Council of Ministers seeks to balance the rights of consumers and copyright holders. The new rules are meant to slow illegal copying of copyrighted materials on the Internet through digital rights management and encryption....

U.S. Supreme Court to decide DVD Copyright Issues. u. Pavlovich's Web site allegedly posted DVD encryption code-cracking software programs on the Internet which bypassed the copyright protections embedded into the Association's DVD disc to prevent unauthorized copying. In November, the California Supreme Court ruled that Pavlovich could not be sued for copyright infringement in California, since the proper venue for the action would be in Pavlovich's home state of Texas, or in Indiana, where he was a college student at the time the codes were posted on his Web site. The California Supreme Court ruling reportedly makes it harder for the motion picture and recording industry to legally pursue people who use the Internet to share copyrighted material. Richard Doherty, the head of New York technology company, The Envisioneering Group, said companies have delayed many new products, services and forms of entertainment because of the DVD industry's copyright infringement problems....

Kazaa Ups Copyrighted Files In New Version. kazaa ups copyrighted files in new version. Sharman Networks released a followon version to its Kazaa Media Desktop software which increases the number of "gold" copyrighted files, and allows users to surf personal ads. Sharman Networks released a followon version to its Kazaa Media Desktop software which increases the number of "gold" copyrighted files, and allows users to surf personal ads. Version 2.1 increases the ratio of copyrighted, licensed files, according to Sharman, which controls the controversial Kazaa media desktop software, reducing the number of files that lack such a copyright....

Sweden bans downloads of copyrighted content. sweden bans downloads of copyrighted content. Thus, after winning over the hearts and minds of the Swedish government, the entertainment cartels were among the first to know that as of July 1, a law banning the sharing of copyrighted material on the Internet "without payment of royalties" will go into effect....

Google image search infringes copyright, says judge. google image search. The publisher of adult website and magazine Perfect 10 has won a partial victory in its attempt to prohibit Google from copying and displaying Perfect 10's copyrighted images in the results pages of its image search tool.. The publisher of adult website and magazine Perfect 10 has won a partial victory in its attempt to prohibit Google from copying and displaying Perfect 10’s copyrighted images in the results pages of its image search tool. Judge A Howard Matz of the Central District of California ruled that "Google’s creation and public display of ’thumbnails’ likely do directly infringe P10’s copyrights" and that he will grant a preliminary injunction on this aspect of the case on 8th March....

Google subpoenas Yahoo, others in copyright suits. google yahoo ms copyright suit. Through the subpoenas, Google hopes to find information, including the copyright status, of books that have been scanned and are a part of the projects from the rival sites. Publishers and authors have sued Google because they have been posting copyrighted material from books on their site, without permission. Google contends that the entire scope of the project is in compliance with copyright law because only partial content is available to the public. Google apparently has published content without consent from the individual copyright holders of the books, but the company says say that publishers may opt out of the project....