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:The Register: Sony's CD Rootkit Infringes DVD Jon's Copyright
The Register: Sony's CD Rootkit Infringes DVD Jon's Copyright
Nov 18, 2005, 17 :30 UTC (17 Talkback[s]) (7969 reads)

(Other stories by Andrew Orlowski)

[ Thanks to Dom for this link. ]

"Sony's rootkit-style DRM software, XCP, designed to prevent copyright infringement, looks like it's breaching the terms of a copyright agreement itself.

"In fact it contains code written by the Motion Picture Ass. of America's villain of the week for several years running, 'DVD Jon' Johansen, who was dragged through the Norwegian courts by the MPAA using a very dubious extension of US law, for circumventing the DRM on DVDs. Johansen eventually prevailed in having the spurious charges against him thrown out..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
 Hey, Sony! Can you say "bankruptcy"? Ot ...   Lawsuits mounting   
jp
Nov 18, 2005, 20:39:01
 
Oh those with little respect !...Sony, i ...   GREAT !!!!   
GH
Nov 18, 2005, 22:21:09
 
All these repeated attacks on Sony are g ...   Not another attack   
Richard
Nov 18, 2005, 22:52:14
 
The comments on the uninstaller's se ...   ... that said   
Richard
Nov 18, 2005, 23:09:28
 
> All these repeated attacks on Sony are ...   Re: Not another attack   
jp
Nov 19, 2005, 03:06:47
 
>Still, this problem is with First4Inter ...   Re: ... that said   
jp
Nov 19, 2005, 03:12:18
 
All these repeated attacks on Sony are g ...   Re: Not another attack   
BrianRS
Nov 19, 2005, 04:08:14
 
I don't get why sony is catching all ...   Why is it not BMG's problem also   
Kosh
Nov 19, 2005, 10:23:20
 
Maybe because $ony owns BMG (Big Money G ...   Re: Why is it not BMG's problem also   
BD
Nov 19, 2005, 14:01:12
 
>> Still, this problem is with First4Int ...   Re: ... that said   
BD
Nov 19, 2005, 14:09:51
 
Sony BMG and others have been suing EVER ...   Copyright   
BillGates
Nov 19, 2005, 15:07:42
 
heh checkout userfriendly.org :)http://a ...   Not that userfriendly   
Robert M. Stockmann
Nov 19, 2005, 15:38:33
 
All these repeated attacks on Sony are g ...   Re: Not another attack   
I R A Darth Aggie
Nov 19, 2005, 15:42:16
 
> Still, this problem is with First4Inte ...   Re: ... that said   
anonymous
Nov 19, 2005, 18:11:17
 
> Still, this problem is with First4Inte ...   Re: ... that said   
Fred Mobach
Nov 19, 2005, 20:32:06
 
> Sony BMG and others have been suing EV ...   Re: Copyright   
jp
Nov 20, 2005, 04:23:23
 
As a degreed engineer, one of the first  ...   Re: ... that said   
Dale Buckmaster
Nov 20, 2005, 17:18:31
 
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