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183D Printing restrictions and bans are legal, technical, and policy limits that governments, platforms, and manufacturers place on how consumer 3D printers may be bought, modified, or used. The most…
On 21 March 2024, Activision Blizzard blocked access to Blizzard services, requiring customers to accept forced arbitration terms in the updated Blizzard end-user license agreement (EULA). In effect…
Modern-day ebook publishers have been utilizing various forms of digital-rights management (DRM) to protect the books they sell to make sure that "copyright laws are respected and that authors and…
On May 20, 2026, Amazon will disable Kindle Store access on thirteen Kindle devices released between 2007 and 2012, preventing owners of those devices from buying, borrowing, or downloading new…
On 26 February 2025, Amazon removed the "download and transfer via USB" feature from their website. This means Amazon Kindle users are no longer able to download their purchased e-books from Amazon's…
The Ultra HD Blu-ray format uses DRM that requires an internet connection to retrieve decryption keys, ties playback to specific hardware security features that have since been discontinued, and…
During the global semiconductor shortage, Canon shipped toner cartridges for its business multifunction printers without DRM authentication chips and published support pages instructing customers to…
Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout is an ongoing consumer rights incident in which paying owners of the 2011 single-player survival horror game Dead Space 2 are locked out of the product by its…
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a United States copyright law enacted on October 28, 1998, as Public Law 105-304. The statute amended Title 17 of the U.S. Code to implement two 1996…
Digital rights management (DRM), alternatively known as digital restrictions management, broadly refers to any kind of access control technology that is used to deliberately restrict the usage of…
Main article: Digital Millennium Copyright Act Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 1201) makes it a federal offense to circumvent technological protection measures…
On April 2nd, 2024 Funimation, a paid media-streaming platform was shutdown as part of a merger with another media-streaming platform known as Crunchyroll. This was a planned merger as a result of…
GE refrigerators manufactured since 2017 make use of RFID-based Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems in their water filtration units, preventing the use of third-party replacement filters. These…
Milwaukee Tool, a subsidiary of Techtronic Industries (TTI), produces the M18 line of lithium-ion batteries for use with its cordless power tools. These batteries incorporate an embedded system…
New York's 3D printer blocking technology mandate is a state law that, once its rules are written, will prohibit the sale or delivery of any 3D printer in New York unless the machine is equipped with…
Reflexive Arcade was an online store for downloadable casual video games, operated by developer Reflexive Entertainment, but also distributing third-party games through an affiliate developer…
In April 2026, Sony introduced changes to its PlayStation license system suggesting a requirement to authenticate certain game purchases through the PlayStation Network. Reports indicated that newly…
Splice is an American cloud-based music creation platform founded in 2013 by Matt Aimonetti and Steve Martocci. Its primary service, Splice Sounds, is a subscription-based marketplace offering…