Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner
CD burning was threatening Steam's entire business model
HP settles lawsuit over ink-blocking printer update, with no payout or admission of wrongdoing
You can now stop HP's ink-blocking updates -- if you have the right printer
Brother printers are quietly sabotaging third-party toner with firmware updates
Following on HP's footsteps by crippling non-OEM toners sparks backlash
Hacker group releases updated tool to activate almost all modern Microsoft software
The MAS project is donation-free because "profiting from piracy is not good," the pirates say
Which PC game was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?
Did copy protection debut in the 90s, or was it much earlier than that?
Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC requirements revealed, no third-party DRM on PC
Veilguard can be played offline, too
Study finds 20% revenue drop when Denuvo DRM is cracked soon after game launch
No revenue is lost if Denuvo survives 12 weeks
A hot potato: PC gamers often label digital rights management systems like Denuvo as "consumer unfriendly" because they can lead to performance issues, punishing those who legitimately purchase the games. But a new study shows that for all its downsides, Denuvo actually does help shield game revenues from the scourge of piracy, at least initially.
HP discontinues laser printers with online-only DRM
Current users must continue subscribing to HP+
Class-action lawsuit accuses HP of monopolizing aftermarket ink cartridges
Plaintiffs claim they never agreed to only purchase HP ink cartridges
Developer delves into Denuvo DRM to run Hogwarts Legacy on a secondary PC
Does Denuvo really deserve all the hate it gets from gamers?
A solution for SafeDisc-protected classic PC games: introducing SafeDiscShim
In context: SafeDisc was a copy protection designed to hinder or block unauthorized duplication of PC games released on optical disks. The controversial technology was retired in 2009, and modern Windows editions aren't officially compatible with the DRM solution, making life for retrogaming enthusiasts much harder than it should be.
HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments"
"When we identify cartridges that are violating our IP, we stop the printers from working"
Capcom caught adding Enigma DRM to older titles, for no good reason
Patch for Resident Evil Revelations adds anti-tamper executable, negatively impacts performance
Installing the PlayStation 5 Slim disc drive requires an internet connection
Online authentication could raise game preservation concerns
Rockstar sold pirated copies of its games on Steam, triggering anti-piracy measures
A new third-party mod fixes Manhunt's glitches caused by Rockstar's DRM
Nintendo Switch now supports Denuvo DRM, including the ability to block PC emulation
The controversial DRM comes to the Switch
Google's post-cookie world could turn into DRM for the internet
A new authentication system could let websites block extensions or jailbroken devices
Denuvo wants to prove its DRM doesn't affect game performance
The Irdeto company is also working on improving Denuvo anti-cheat technology
HP has found a new way to add ink cartridge DRM to your printer
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
Capcom strips Denuvo from Resident Evil Village after nearly two years
Better late than never
HP keeps updating its printers to block third-party ink cartridges
Bricking some working cartridges in the process
Notorious game cracker has removed Denuvo from Hogwarts Legacy after just two weeks
Turns out Denuvo is out, but there's no free performance boost
HP pays out in another settlement over ink cartridge DRM
The practice is likely to continue for the foreseeable future
A hot potato: Printer ink cartridges have long been notoriously expensive, and printer manufacturers use DRM to keep users from buying cheaper third-party versions. HP is still paying settlements to customers over how it deployed its DRM years ago, but the practice shows no sign of ending soon.
New Denuvo version seeks to protect game DLCs and microtransactions
A necessary evil for free-to-play games?