Re: Sony CDs, DRM and Windows Media Center Edition...

[Wayne <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Phew - just caught up on this thread! Nothing having a 'heated debate'
as Mrs Mertle used to say :-)

Anyways... did anyone catch the bit at the bottom of the BBC page...
<Quote>
And of course once there is a "technological protection
mechanism" in
place then it is against the law - both in Europe and the US - to get
round it, so open source players for Linux platforms will be illegal.
All in all, it is not looking good for those of us who like to buy and
listen to music.
</Quote>

Looks like there could also a direct attack (albeit the BBC mention
Linux) on people who write open source software... no more open source
mp3/ movie players etc.

Seems like the best bet is to make sure you still have a good ol' XP box
running on hardware that doesn't have all this hardware identification
on it just so you can convert your already owned media...

Wayne.

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Paul Robinson wrote:

>http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4406178.stm
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 2:40 PM
>Subject: [ukha_d] Sony CDs, DRM and Windows Media Center Edition...
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>>Just a wee note in case anyone has missed this one..
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>>http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.ht
>>ml
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>>Without *any* hint of exaggeration, Sony's DRM protected CDs
install malware
>>onto your Windows PC which can and will interfere with it's normal
>>operation. If you run a spyware cleaner which removes it, it can
render your
>>PC unbootable.
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>>I wonder how much more of this people will tolerate while still
considering
>>the media industry to be "in the right".
>>
>>I.
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