DRM Loosens In Some Places But Anti-Piracy Fight Continues

On a day that EMI, with Apple’s blessing, begins what may turn out to be a stampede away from DRM, The New York Times reports that the piracy police are still quite busy. The battle for control of content continues unabated. The NYT profiles Darcy Antonellis, who runs antipiracy programs for Warner Brothers Entertainment. She has a diverse background, including being tech guru for CBS News during the first Gulf War, and you can sense how much she enjoys her work — and how high-stakes the fight has become.
The Times article looks at the many piracy battles executives like Antonellis are fighting and how the industry is responding differently to different perceived challenges — and how companies like Warner Brothers are being perceived for how they are proceeding. Antonellis notes the deal Warner made last year with BitTorrent: “We were criticized for not being aggressive enough. At the same time, we can

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