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Microsoft Files Lawsuit Against DRM Hackers

Jeremy Kirk writes on InfoWorld:

Microsoft is suing a group of hackers who apparently gained access to the company's proprietary source code, creating a program that wipes media files clean of file-sharing restrictions.

The suit, which Microsoft filed last Friday in a district court in Seattle, Washington, gives only a nickname for the ringleader, "viodentia," who is one of 10 "John Does" whom Microsoft believes are responsible for breaking its Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM) software.

posted by Fergie @ 9/27/2006 09:51:00 AM