Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:53 pm

http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/

Nice too know... Anti-piracy using virus code for copyright protection...

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:33 pm

Wow - kind of scary

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:15 am

Num3 wrote:http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/

Nice too know... Anti-piracy using virus code for copyright protection...

Thanks! Really important information!

Sysinternals (and Num3) RULES!

PB · Post by PB » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:21 am

Just buy the CD but download MP3s of its songs -- problem solved!

(Or use a standalone CD player... I never play music CDs with Windows).

Post by **Dare2** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:29 am

Hmmm. Interesting read. Thanks Num3.

dmoc · Post by **dmoc** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:37 am

Better yet: blacklist all sony products - that will sting them. I am.

Post by **Dare2** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:19 am

I've been avoiding Sony products since mid 1980s, on another issue.

dell_jockey · Post by **dell_jockey** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:05 am

The most powerful vote we have as a consumer is to _not_ vote with our wallet, ie. spending our cash elsewhere.

Only that will make any company take notice...

dmoc · Post by **dmoc** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:18 am

so... no PSP's for xmas... okaaay?

spongehammer · Post by **spongehammer** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:37 pm

here's a follow up.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27444

It seems Sony has managed to supply anybody who wants it, the ability to hide their own software.
Sony have managed to make life easier for those people who would use a program for no good but wouldn't have been able to write it themselves.

dell_jockey · Post by **dell_jockey** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:46 pm

dmoc wrote:so... no PSP's for xmas... okaaay?

I'd rather build another Tux-box....

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:45 pm

great twist, warden vs. sony, gotta love it

Post by **Berikco** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:29 pm

Nice move from Sony...
Another one...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10 ... rm_trojan/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10 ... r_rootkit/

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:26 pm

Here's an update!

Microsoft declares Sony Protection has spyware!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4434852.stm

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:21 pm

Nice to see someone BIG is taking over the spyware market

*ROLLINGONTHEFLOOR*

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