A Norwegian hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple’s US iPod and iTunes music products and plans to licence his code to others.

THE movie industry is trying a new approach to stop people from downloading pirated copies of films over the internet it's asking them nicely.

The US music industry was today stepping up its fight against Internet piracy by threatening legal action against hundreds of individual computer users who illegally share music files online.