Show 7 of 2007

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Digital rights management is back in the news again this week stirred up by Apple Boss Steve Jobs. In a speech to industry on February 6 he said some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPod’s. For listeners unsure what Digital Rights Management is, simply it’s an electronic system designed to stop people sharing files – in this case music – files between computers, iPod’s and the like. In what seems to be an unrelated announcement MUSIC label EMI said last Friday that it is planning to release a large portion of its music catalogue for sale by download, without technological protection against piracy. Coincidental? I’m sure the conspiracy theorists amongst you are slightly suspect of all this, so we thought it time to revisit one of our pet hates – Digital Rights Management.

We also talk to Lidija Davis, our Silicon Valley connection about the RSA 2007 conference in San Francisco last week, and if you’ve ever bitched about your anti virus software, wait till you hear this! Lid’s recommendation – Kaspersky

Justin Dunlop joins the panel to tell us all about the new technological lineup from Apple. Vista spores yet another clone, this time we see the release of a Vista for mobile devices. Apple boss Steve Jobs urges the top 4 record companies to un protect their music. What’s in a password? Well plenty as we find out in a new study about weak passwords and Vista security found somewhat wanting… For more information visit www.techtalkradio.com.au