After a boat load of bad press, law suits and warnings from the government, Sony decided to recall music CDs using its secret rootkit technology to enforce intellectual property rights. I have very strong feelings about copy protection which you can read here. This is the PDF version of a report I wrote for a [...]
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The Power of Remote Control
Several years ago I started working in a help desk doing phone support 2 days a week. At the time we did not have remote control capability to workstations. Words cannot describe the frustration there is trying to solve something you cannot see. What I call an icon and what the user calls could be [...]
Sony, Rootkits and DRM
Check out the blog entry Sony, Rootkits and DRM on Mark Russinovich’s blog. Very interesting read on how the music industry is using rootkits for installing their copy protection schemes! This will make you think twice before buying or loading a DRM protected CD. -Soli Deo Gloria
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