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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash.,

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DRM Protection: A Shield Against Unauthorized eBook Access

Kitaboo

Key Features and Benefits of DRM Protection Encryption Access Control License Management Watermarks Cross-Platform Compatibility III. Handling the Risks of DRM Protection Taking a Balanced Approach Transparent Policies Regular Updates and Improvements Education and Awareness V.

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Secure Your eBooks: Advanced Digital Rights Management Solutions

Kitaboo

How DRM Protects eBook Content Encryption License Management Digital Watermarking Authentication Mechanisms IV. These protocols enforce usage policies set by content creators or publishers and act as deterrents for any illegal distribution of the material. Implementing DRM in Digital Publishing V.

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Seattle tech leaders launch nonprofit to push for greater transparency in AI training data

GeekWire

The co-founders of the group, veteran startup founders and technology leaders Rob Eleveld and Jai Jaisimha , join us on this episode of the GeekWire Podcast to discuss their reasons for starting the organization, and their goals to help shape emerging legislation and public policy in this area.

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How Does DRM Protection Help in Safeguarding Your Digital Content?

Kitaboo

Encryption Permissions and Access Control License and Authorization Watermarking III. It includes a set of thoughtfully designed policies, permissions, and restrictions that confer digital content providers, publishers, and distributors complete control over their content. Let’s dive in! Table of Contents: I. What is DRM?

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Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse

The Verge

Tom Warren: The first investigation will probe whether Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following complaints by Spotify and Rakuten over Apple’s 30-percent cut on subscriptions and sales of ebooks through its App Store. “We Here’s the relevant paragraph from Apple’s App Store policy, 3.1.1:

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

Vox

Reddit also recently signed a data licensing deal with Google , reportedly valued at about $60 million a year , to help train the search engine’s artificial intelligence models on the conversations happening on Reddit. The advent of AI large language models like Google Gemini has opened up new opportunities in licensing.