DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is a class of access control technologies used in movies, songs, programs, etc. that put restrictions on what the user can and cannot do with the file.

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How to get moonlight drm working on ubuntu?

I have a site with moonlight videos like this: http://tvnplayer.pl/ When i run it under Ubuntu it gives me an error about DRM and movies are not played. The strange thing is that Linux Mint (which ...
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Is there an application other than Adobe Digital Edition that will work with the e-book .ascm format my library provides?

The library provides a .ascm file for e-books. I need to get it into .epub format for my e-reader.
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DRM different on CentOS than Ubuntu?

Amazon Prime Instant Video runs on top of the Adobe Macromedia flash-plugin and works on 32bit and 64bit versions of CentOS Linux out-of-the-box. Why does it not work on Ubuntu? Is there a ...
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Flash 11.2 No Longer Supported by Google Play

I'm running Ubuntu 12.10 on a laptop connected to my Plasma TV. Google Play, up until today, worked really well streaming rights protected movies through Firefox using Flash 11.2. Unfortunately, not ...
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Error: The stream is encrypted and decryption is not supported [duplicate]

I tried to play video file using movie player, the file name is xxxx.mp4.wmv and then the error in title occurred. I also tried deleting .wmv extension, but it did now make any difference. I hope ...
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How to revert libdrm without causing dependency issues?

I've been experiencing severe stability issues for the past couple days, and I've narrowed it down to being a part of X, since everything goes back to normal for a bit when I restart lightdm. I use ...
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ubuntu 12.10 installation drm crtc helper set config error failed to set mode on crtc:10

Hi: i got this boot error after installing the 64 bit ubuntu in a HP desktop computer. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.
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Another question about Netflix on Ubuntu

I know, the issue of Netflix's Watch Instantly not working on Linux has been (sort of) handled by using Wine to run Firefox with Silverlight installed, but that solution isn't working out so well for ...
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Netflix DRM error (Ubuntu 12.10, VirtualBox, Win7) [closed]

Has anyone seen the Netflix DRM error described below? If so, is there a way around it? To attempt to solve the problem of viewing Netflix on Ubuntu, I have created a virtual machine running Windows ...
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I cannot play some WMA files

I did a backup of several music files from my older Windows XP system. Now I can play all the .MP3 files but not all the .WMA. There are some kinds of WMA files that can be reproduced without ...
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xubuntu 12.04 boot issue

I finally go a distro of ubuntu (xubuntu 12.0.4) installed on my old laptop. After the restart the GRUB menu appears and I pick my install then all that shows is [9.274169] [drm:drm_mm_takedown] ...
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Does the Software Centre provide a DRM/licensing scheme?

Does Ubuntu's Software Centre include a DRM/licensing mechanism so that applications can only be installed and run by the people who purchase them? I'm thinking of something similar to Apple's where ...
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Can i remove starforce?

I installed TM Nation ESWC wity Wine-install want successful. but when running and presing "play" i got this: thanks for helping!
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Does 12.04 need graphics drivers for NVidia?

I upgraded to Kubuntu 12.04 today. I noticed some of my desktop effects were not working, like Wobbly Windows, and a couple others. So I went into Jockey to see if there were NVidia drivers that I ...
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How do I check if a file is DRM protected?

How do I check whether a given file, such as an audio file, is DRM protected or not?
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How to install Adobe Digital Editions

How can I install Adobe Digital Editions on Ubuntu? I've read that this is possible using Wine, but I can't download the installer from the Adobe page (as this installer is an online flash installer ...
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What ebook reading devices work well without Windows or Wine?

I want to purchase an eBook reader device and eBooks. I don't use Windows, Mac OS or Wine. Most eBooks sold today are encumbered with DRM. Therefore, I need a workflow to buy and read DRM eBooks ...