Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Microsoft sues DRM hackers

<A HREF="http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=25254">Microsoft is suing a group of hackers</A> who apparently gained access to the company's proprietary source code, creating a program that wipes media files clean of file-sharing restrictions. The suit, which Microsoft filed last Friday in a district court in Seattle, Washington, gives only a nickname for the ringleader, "viodentia," who is one of 10 "John Does" whom Microsoft believes are responsible for breaking its Windows Media Digital Rights Management software.

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