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Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:53 pm
by Num3
http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/
Nice too know... Anti-piracy using virus code for copyright protection...
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:33 pm
by rsts
Wow - kind of scary
Re: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Fa
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:15 am
by techjunkie
Thanks! Really important information!
Sysinternals (and Num3) RULES!
Re: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Fa
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:21 am
by PB
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).
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:29 am
by Dare2
Hmmm. Interesting read. Thanks Num3.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:37 am
by dmoc
Better yet: blacklist all sony products - that will sting them. I am.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:19 am
by Dare2
I've been avoiding Sony products since mid 1980s, on another issue.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:05 am
by dell_jockey
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...
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:18 am
by dmoc
so... no PSP's for xmas... okaaay?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:37 pm
by spongehammer
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.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:46 pm
by dell_jockey
dmoc wrote:so... no PSP's for xmas... okaaay?
I'd rather build another Tux-box....
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:45 pm
by blueznl
great twist, warden vs. sony, gotta love it
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:29 pm
by Berikco
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:26 pm
by Num3
Here's an update!
Microsoft declares Sony Protection has spyware!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4434852.stm
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:21 pm
by GeoTrail
Nice to see someone BIG is taking over the spyware market
*ROLLINGONTHEFLOOR*