I did some digging and found that this is a real story.

Here's one link from the New Scientist:
Microsoft's anti-piracy plans spark controversy
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020702/12/d2law.html

Here's another link from Internet News:
MS Issues Patch to Plug WMP Holes
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/1378381

MSNBC's site does not seem to have any information on the story.  MSNBC is
a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC, which might explain why the
story isn't there - and it isn't on Microsoft's site either.  Perhaps this
new license approach was abandoned?

Joy Gatewood Fulton
Senior Systems Developer
Altarum
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