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Archive of posts filed under the Copying Deterrents and Content Protection category.

Will Ultraviolet Survive in an Apple World?

Strategy Analytics announced it reckons that the Ultraviolet initiative may struggle in the face of Apple’s dominance in the digital media content and device market.

Prism Launches EventTracker DriveShield

Prism Microsystems announced its new EventTracker DriveShield software, which monitors users with access to sensitive information and prevents and reports improper transfers to writable storage media.

Irdeto Acquires Blu-ray BD+ Technology From Rovi

Irdeto announced its acquisition of BD+ content protection technology for Blu-ray Disc (BD) from Rovi Corporation.

Verimatrix Unveils StreamMark VoD Watermarking

Verimatrix announced its new StreamMark Video-On-Demand (VOD) watermarking technology.

BluFocus Offers Blu-ray Cinavia Testing

BluFocus announced that it is introducing Cinavia verification tools by Verance Corporation into its DVD, Blu-ray Disc (BD) and Blu-ray 3D  testing processes.

Sony Embraces Microsoft PlayReady DRM

Sony Corporation announced that it will incorporate Microsoft’s PlayReady Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology into Sony’s network-enabled Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and other devices.

Vinpower Updates Disc Duplicator Copy Protection

Vinpower Digital announced that it has upgraded the copy protection system available on its DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) duplicators.

Widevine DRM Selected By EchoStar

Widevine announced that EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. and Sling Media, Inc. have selected Widevine’s DRM solution for the protection of content delivered by SlingLoaded consumer devices.

Government of Canada to Modernize Copyright Act

The Government of Canada announced that it has introduced legislation to modernize the Copyright Act. According to the statement, this legislation is intended to bring Canada in line with international standards and promote home-grown innovation and creativity.

Verity UK Launches Anti-Piracy DVD Duplicators

Verity Systems announced that it has released its Lightning Anti-Piracy DVD duplicators, featuring copy protection software to help to prevent unauthorized disc reproduction. According to the statement, the copy protection software embeds protection onto the user’s master. The protected master can then be transferred to the Lightning Anti-Piracy duplicator via the USB connection and further [...]