Amazon sells content for the Kindle in a format, known as ".azw," which prevents users from violating copyright regulations and transferring files loaded with protected content to other devices.

A bug in the popular anti-piracy framework allows a side-channel attack on premium content. Researchers have used a proof-of-concept (PoC) side-channel attack to download an unencrypted raw file for ...

In a blow to manufacturers that use digital rights management (DRM) protections to prevent consumers from tinkering with their own property, the Library of Congress has adopted new rules allowing ...

So there’s good news and not-so-good news on the “right to repair” front. As Motherboard reports, the good news is that the US Copyright Office just proposed ...

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In a groundbreaking move, the Library of Congress and US Copyright Office have proposed new rules that will give consumers the ability to legally hack the DRM of ...

The Norwegian programmer who distributed the first widely used tool for cracking the copy protection technology found on DVDs has turned his attention to Apple Computer's iTunes. Late last week, ...

You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. And, apparently, you can't un-publish a hack once it's out on the Net. That's the lesson learned by one maker of digital rights management technology -- ...

Some of the independent programmers who recently created a back door into Apple Computer's iTunes music store have now turned their attention to Napster. The team, which includes Pennsylvania high ...

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