Numerous workarounds and counters to workarounds from content-control software creators exist.

The faculty is composed of adjunct professionals - artists, designers, and software creators.

The software creator, Ray Ozzie, has a contract that requires him to remain with Lotus through the development of two more versions of Notes, according to people close to Mr. Ozzie's software team.

Responsibility for game content, the distributors add, lies with the software creators, many of whom are independent producers licensed to make games for companies like Nintendo, Sega and 3DO of Redwood City, Calif.

Software standards consist of certain terms, concepts, data formats, document styles and techniques agreed upon by software creators so that their software can understand the files and data created by a different computer program.

He is a well established graphic designer and software creator and set up the award-winning Blueburst and TheMediaSet - new media agencies in the UK.

But software creators are trying to fight back.

At Cymfony, a software creator outside of Boston, the chief executive keeps his office "like an ice box," says Cindy Sullivan, director of corporate communications there.

Reacting to the plans being watered down, Mr Murdoch wrote: "So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy, plain thievery."

So Obama has thrown in his lot with Silicon Valley paymasters who threaten all software creators with piracy.