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Philips & Sony To Purchase Intertrust DRM Tech

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the which-cup-is-under-which-ball dept.

tuxlove writes "Reuters is reporting that Philips and Sony Corp, the parents of the compact disc, teamed up on Wednesday to buy InterTrust Technologies for $453 million -- a deal expected to speed up copyright security for digital media. The acquisition by Philips Electronics and Sony of the leading U.S.-based holder of intellectual property in the field of 'digital rights management' technology is widely seen as a way to prevent Microsoft, which has been embroiled in a legal battle with InterTrust, from grabbing control of the potentially lucrative business. Philips and Sony, the electronics giants who introduced the CD format 20 years ago, said the deal would enable secure distribution of content as more films and music are sold over the Internet and other media in digital format."

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  1. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    w00t!!

  2. Chess by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Bill is smart, but he's playing on a new board - in a different league.

    The monopoly, playing black, put it's Queen in to play too early, and the Cartel, playing white, sacrificed a Bishop to put the black King in check...

    --
    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  3. Who would waste their money buying music... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...when people are dying of cancer?

    Donate now!

    1. Re:Who would waste their money buying music... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      we are born
      we live
      and we die.

      get over it

  4. This is more disturbing than goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Warning! This is seriously disturbing.

    Michael Jackson

    Link obtained from Drudge Report

    1. Re:This is more disturbing than goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      At least the goatse guy can simply put on some pants to conceal his self-imposed disfigurement. Michael Jackson would have to wear a ski mask.

  5. YOU CALL THIS NEWS??!?!?!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HOW ABOUT MENTIONING THAT OPERA HAS REACHED VERSION 7 BETA! Now thats what i call news. Go to OPERA.COM to find out more.

  6. OPERA HAS REACHED BETA 7! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HTTP://WWW.OPERA.COM

  7. Re:Peacocks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why was this modded 'troll' instead of 'offtopic'?

    The only reason I can think of is that the moderat has a strange anti-peacock fetish, and believes some other animal is greater then the peacock. If this is true, I have only 1 word to say:

    HEATHEN!

    Repent, and mod this up!

  8. How come it seems like most of the intelligent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    posts on slashdot come in under anonymously? I see so many posts come anonymously that are deserving of a higher moderation. Yet they continue to post in this fashion. Moderators, they are scared of getting you mad when they leave the party line. This is not healthy for slashdot.why/.