DRM
Canon Tells Customers to Break Its Printer Cartridge DRM Due to Chip Shortage
In Europe, the printing giant showed customers how to circumvent restrictions on printer cartridges.
A DRM Error Made Major Single-Player PC Games Unplayable
Games including 'Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'Football Manager 2022,' and 'Yakuza: Like a Dragon' failed to launch on Sunday due to Denuvo.
'The Sinking City' Dev Alleges Publisher Hacked and Illegally Uploaded Game to Steam
A messy legal situation for the Lovecraft adventure game has become even stranger.
Hacker Bypasses GE's Ridiculous Refrigerator DRM
The technique allows you to use 'unauthorized' water filters, which cost a quarter as much as GE's official filters.
These Fridges Won't Dispense Filtered Water Unless You Pay Extra for 'Official' Filters With RFID Chips
Arbitrary, unnecessary technical obstacles designed entirely to rip you off are the new normal.
HP Remotely Kills Perfectly Good Ink Cartridge With DRM
The half-used ink cartridge wouldn't print until it was re-enrolled in the "HP Instant Ink" program for $4.99 per month.
'The Rise of Skywalker' Is a Preview of Our DRM-Fueled Dystopian Future
The Star Wars galaxy could have desperately used right to repair laws.
The Curse of Outdated DRM Claims Another Victim, 'Tron: Evolution'
If you bought 'Tron: Evolution' but haven't played it yet, the game is currently broken.
Anyone Can Build This Open Source, DRM-Free Kindle Alternative
The Open Book Project is in the process of designing an open source device that will let you read ebooks without being locked-in with a corporation.
Microsoft Ebooks Will Stop Working Because It's Shutting Down a DRM Server
In shutting down its ebook store, Microsoft once again shows how in the modern era, you no longer actually own the things you buy.
'I’m Possibly Alive Because It Exists:' Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
An Australian hacker has spent thousands of hours hacking the DRM that medical device manufacturers put on CPAP machines to create a free tool that lets patients modify their treatment.
The Apple II Edutainment Game 'All About America' Was Cracked Just in Time for the Midterms
Brush up on some mostly-accurate US history with a game that came on floppy disks.