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  2. SecuROM - Wikipedia

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    SecuROM 7.x was the first version to include the SecuROM Removal Tool, which is intended to help users remove SecuROM after the software with which it was installed has been removed. [5] Most titles now also include a revoke tool to deactivate the license; revoking all licenses would restore the original activation limit. [ 6 ]

  3. FairPlay - Wikipedia

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    The restrictions imposed by FairPlay, mainly limited device compatibility, have sparked criticism, with a lawsuit alleging antitrust violation that was eventually closed in Apple's favor, and various successful efforts to remove the DRM protection from files, with Apple continually updating its software to counteract such projects.

  4. Defective by Design - Wikipedia

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    Advocacy poster 2006. Defective by Design (DBD) is a grassroots anti-digital rights management (DRM) initiative by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and CivicActions.Launched in 2006, DBD believes that DRM (which they call "digital restrictions management") makes technology deliberately defective, negatively affects digital freedoms, and is "a threat to innovation in media, the privacy of ...

  5. International Day Against DRM - Wikipedia

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    Consumers are encouraged to switch to DRM-free alternatives. [11] Companies that agree with the criticism of DRM have been known to offer discounts on products like DRM-free ebooks. [12] In 2008 Defective by Design announced 35 consecutive Days Against DRM, each one warning the public against a different DRM-related product or service. [13]

  6. Telling people how to remove DRM isn't illegal - AOL

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    Abbey House was bound by law to protect those files with DRM, but when it was a month away from shutting down its digital bookstore in 2013, someone in the company felt compelled to help customers ...

  7. Digital rights management - Wikipedia

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    PVP tries to stop DRM-restricted content from playing while unsigned software is running, in order to prevent the unsigned software from accessing the content. Additionally, PVP can encrypt information during transmission to the monitor or the graphics card , which makes it more difficult to make unauthorized recordings.

  8. PlayReady - Wikipedia

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    PlayReady competes with other proprietary DRM schemes and even more with DRM-free software, most notably Apple's FairPlay introduced in iTunes and QuickTime. There are several other DRM schemes that are competing to become the dominant DRM technology (e.g. Widevine).

  9. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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    The DRM software will cause many similar false alarms with all AV software that detect rootkits. ... Thus it is very inappropriate for commercial software to use these techniques." [ 10 ] After public pressure, Symantec [ 11 ] and other anti-virus vendors included detection for the rootkit in their products as well, and Microsoft announced that ...