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I have very little time to write this blog post. The holiday weekend is approaching and our office is preparing to close up shop for a couple of days. Soon, everyone in the company will be doing some deep, personal research on how fireworks and barbecues work. On top of that, I’ll be going on vacation for a week. But don’t worry, Chris will keep you company while I’m away. And now, on to the TechStuff topics we covered this week.
While watching the live stream of CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast, I lost the ability to form a coherent sentence for about 10 minutes. That’s when I learned of Ubisoft’s new digital rights management (DRM) strategy for PC games. In case you’re not familiar with the term, DRM refers to any sort of copyright protection designed to prevent piracy. The hosts cited a story in PC Gamer (via Slashdot) about how the new DRM scheme affects Ubisoft PC games.
Digital Rights Management — or DRM — is a method through which content providers attempt to prevent consumers from distributing content without the approval of content providers. Learn more about the DRM controversy in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.
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