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Critics of the two Internet bills, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (protect IP Act), say the bills will eventually end in "Internet censorship". They were introduced to the Senate and House of Representatives as a way to prevent online piracy of movies, music, and other online media.

In an anti-piracy campaign, Windows is taking action against those they believe are selling copies of the Windows Operating System. With China being the largest PC seller in the world, this directly affects our economy and technology distribution.

Before 3-dimensionial printing has had a chance to become a popular household trend, a company named Authentise has already set up a business model to protect other companies from "physical piracy" of their intellectual property. The service will allow users to buy official designs for 3D printing, but will limit the number of copies a user can print before the design is destroyed.

Music labels learned that less restrictions on digital music have increased their sales. However, video game developers are using stricter DRM policies to attempt to deter piracy.

This article briefly describes the obstacles that creators and users of digital media face involving digital rights management.