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Sony BMG recalls copy-protected discs
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| Nov. 16
| BRIAN BERGSTEIN
Posted on 11/16/2005 9:25:14 AM PST by holymoly
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To: holymoly
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posted on
11/16/2005 10:51:13 AM PST
by
js1138
(Great is the power of steady misrepresentation.)
To: ShadowAce
I understand the basics of this, but have some questions. Is the program permanently on your computer? Is it written to the hard drive or the BIOS? If the hard drive, will a reformat get rid of it?
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posted on
11/16/2005 10:52:14 AM PST
by
Born Conservative
("Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion." -Donald Rumsfeld)
To: holymoly
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:03:10 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("in the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Revolting cat!
Does this problem affect 45RPM singles? How about EPs?
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:03:59 AM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("in the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: JenB
Yet another reason I prefer macs ping
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:05:52 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
This one, you've got a point. No way a music cd should be allowed to install software on a computer, period.
At least I haven't bought any cds in long enough that I don't need to check if I've got this.
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:07:30 AM PST
by
JenB
(NaNoWriMo Word Count: 28,015)
To: Born Conservative
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:07:34 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: holymoly
When the discs were put into a PC -- a necessary step for transferring music to iPods and other portable music players -- the CD automatically installed a program that restricted how many times the discs' tracks could be copied, and made it extremely inconvenient to transfer songs into the format used by iPods. That antipiracy software, which works only on PCs running Windows, came with a cloaking feature that allowed it to hide files on users' computers. Security researchers classified the program as "spyware," saying it secretly transmits details about what music the PC is playing. Manual attempts to remove the software can disable the PC's CD drive.
I'd be suing the living hell of them for this.
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posted on
11/16/2005 11:09:23 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
((Aubrey, Tx) --- America, we get the best government corporations can buy.)
To: JenB
It used to be that if a piece of software came from a well known company, you could trust that it would do no harm. That's not the case anymore.
To: HawaiianGecko
I stole your rotf smiley.
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posted on
11/16/2005 12:32:59 PM PST
by
zeugma
(Warning: Self-referential object does not reference itself.)
To: sionnsar
Good advice. They make computers as well as CDs. If they put rootkits on their CDs then heaven knows what they put on their computers. When it comes time to buy a new computer it sure won't be a Sony for me. The rootkit thing is an egregious breach of consumer trust. I'll never reward Sony with my business again if I can help it.
To: octobersky
The rootkit thing is an egregious breach of consumer trust. It most certainly is. It's funny but I'd forgotten about their computers. I was thinking more along the lines of cameras (I have an old Mavica that I really like) and things. But... no more Sony.
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posted on
11/16/2005 2:51:19 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
To: sionnsar
Easy solution: Don't buy anything Sony. You can't trust it.I still might buy the Sony aibo.
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