Microsoft on Piracy

Microsoft is also working with other leaders in the technology, entertainment and consumer electronics fields to develop new security capabilities through organizations such as the Copy Protection Technology Working Group. *snip* Meanwhile, some ideas advanced by the entertainment industry could have unintended consequences. One concept would require computers and other devices to inspect every bit of incoming content—every file, every e-mail—for digital “watermarks” that indicate copyrighted material. Potentially an invasion of users’ privacy, this measure would also slow the processing of data communications.

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