Hacker News with Generative AI: DRM

Revenue effects of Denuvo digital rights management on PC video games (sciencedirect.com)
In the personal computer video game market, a digital rights management (DRM) technology called Denuvo has been used since 2014 to restrict software usage to legitimate buyers, thereby preventing piracy.
Video Games, DRM, Revenue, Piracy, Economics
4 points by doener 42 days ago | 1 comments
Some Thoughts on LCP eBook DRM (shkspr.mobi)
There's a new(ish) DRM scheme in town! LCP is Readium's "Licensed Content Protection".
DRM, Ebooks, Readium
14 points by sprawl_ 55 days ago | 1 comments
DRM-Free OnlyFans Downloads See Widevine Project Nuked from GitHub (torrentfreak.com)
Used by major video platforms including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu to name just a few, Google content protection system Widevine can be found in leading browsers, games consoles, and most mobile devices. Circumvention has been ongoing for years, but after OnlyFans sent a complaint to GitHub, a Widevine decryption project has been ejected from GitHub.
DRM, Content Protection, Video Streaming, GitHub, Online Content
104 points by hn_acker 63 days ago | 31 comments
YouTube DRM added on ALL videos with TV (TVHTML5) clients (github.com/yt-dlp)
We are getting reports of YouTube rolling out an experiment to some accounts where normal videos only have DRM formats available on the tv (TVHTML5) Innertube client.
YouTube, DRM, Video Streaming, Web Development
410 points by azalemeth 112 days ago | 240 comments
Why can't we screenshot frames from DRM-protected video on Apple devices? (daringfireball.net)
Why Can’t We Screenshot Frames From DRM-Protected Video on Apple Devices?
DRM, Apple, Video
173 points by ingve 121 days ago | 217 comments
Amazon is closing USB access in Kindle that made it easy to remove DRM (androidpolice.com)
Amazon, Kindle, DRM, Ebooks, Technology
53 points by isaacfrond 136 days ago | 25 comments
TSforge: Reverse Engineering the Windows Software Protection Platform (massgrave.dev)
2025 marks nearly 20 years since the introduction of Windows' current DRM system, the Software Protection Platform (SPP). With it serving as the primary gateway to activation since early in Windows Vista's development, many have come up with clever ways of tricking it, from resetting grace period timers to emulating KMS servers to hooking bootloaders. While all of these systems abuse various activation methods, there has never been an exploit that directly attacked SPP itself... until now.
Reverse Engineering, Windows, Security, DRM
66 points by fraXis 137 days ago | 3 comments
Amazon is closing a Kindle loophole that makes it easy to remove DRM (androidpolice.com)
Amazon, E-books, DRM, Technology
28 points by miles 137 days ago | 16 comments
Linux 6.15 to Bring More Improvements to DRM Panic "Screen of Death" (phoronix.com)
Now that the Linux 6.14 merge window has passed, new feature material aiming for the Linux 6.15 kernel is beginning to get ready for staging in DRM-Next ahead of that next merge window opening up around the end of March.
Linux, Operating Systems, Kernel Development, Open Source, DRM
4 points by LorenDB 138 days ago | 0 comments
Tell HN: O'Reilly sells DRM-free eBooks again (ebooks.com)
O’Reilly’s mission is to change the world by sharing the knowledge of innovators.
Ebooks, DRM, Publishing
35 points by Kerrick 143 days ago | 4 comments
Linux Cracking Bible – The GNU Testament (github.com/YoteZip)
Heyo, I've tested/cracked around ~300 games on Linux and have attained a good amount of general knowledge that I feel should be documented and shared with others. The Linux Cracking Bible is basically a complete guide to my workflow with cracking and configuring arbitrary games on Linux. This guide uses legitimate copies of games and defeats their DRM with generic community/FOSS tools instead of using questionable cracks from questionable sources.
Linux, Gaming, DRM, Security
67 points by hggh 177 days ago | 11 comments
The GPU, not the TPM, is the root of hardware DRM (dreamwidth.org)
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Hardware, Security, DRM, Technology
445 points by DvdGiessen 180 days ago | 472 comments
Blizzard's pulling of Warcraft I and II tests GOG's new Preservation Program (arstechnica.com)
Blizzard, a company that has recently released remastered versions of Warcraft and Warcraft II for $10 and $15, respectively (or in a bundle with III for $40) on its Battle.net storefront, has asked GOG to remove its non-remastered, DRM-free $15 bundle of those games from its store on December 13.
Gaming, Business, DRM, Preservation, Digital Distribution
239 points by Tomte 210 days ago | 185 comments
iPod fans evade Apple's DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era games (arstechnica.com)
Dozens of previously hard-to-access games can now be synced via Virtual Machine.
Gaming, Apple, DRM, Retro Gaming, Technology
10 points by rbanffy 240 days ago | 0 comments
Linux 6.12 Lands QR Code for DRM Panic Messages, Intel LNL, BMG Graphics Enabled (phoronix.com)
The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display driver updates have been submitted and already merged for the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel.
Linux Kernel, DRM, Graphics Drivers, Intel
3 points by rbanffy 283 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8 (neowin.net)
Recently, Microsoft gave the first official on-record confirmation about the apparent impending doom of the Windows Control Panel. After widespread media coverage of it though, the company soon removed the portion and replaced it with something much more non-specific.
Microsoft, Windows, Legacy Software, DRM, Operating Systems
6 points by croes 291 days ago | 0 comments