Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes comprise a wide range of techniques used to restrict the use of hardware, software and media – allowing publishers broad control over how the software is used by licensees. Game publishers are increasingly making use of these schemes in their attempts to combat videogame piracy. However, these efforts have significant [...]
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Video Game Piracy – A Different Beast?
Since the release of the latest generation of consoles, the gaming industry has undergone considerable growth. No longer seen as a niche, antisocial pastime, the marketing strategies and innovative approaches to game design employed by companies like Nintendo have brought Gaming into the mainstream. Platforms such as the Wii, and the DS, have spawned a [...]
Cyber Warfare – a Public and Private Response
At the beginning of last week alleged Russian spies were charged in a US court. Are we going to see James Bond back with the femme fatales and the echoes of the cold war? [...] This week the Economist launched a double article on ‘Cyberwar The Threat From The Internet’
US Ruling May Curb Business Method Patents
The US has been one of the few jurisdictions which allow methods or ways of doing things to be registered for patent protection. This type of patent might be narrowed significantly by a recent ruling by a US Appellate Court. We will all be keeping a watch out for the final decision, given that many [...]
