November 11, 2005 – 10:30 pm
Looks like Sony is regrouping in the DRMisphere.
OK, so they are. Let’s still be vigilant.
Once burned, twice shy, etc..
-k-
Technorati Tags: BMG, Boycott Sony, rootkit, Sony
November 11, 2005 – 2:25 pm
I think I found this post via the Boycott Sony weblog. I wish I could have read the items he linked in there, but they’re all in German. I especially liked this part:
On the other hand I want to congratulate Sony: You make it way too easy to not like you and to [...]
November 11, 2005 – 1:17 pm
MSNBC has an article saying that a U.S. Court has shutdown three internet companies for distributing spyware along with ringtones, “background music for blogs”1, and other similar items. The FTC has ordered the downloads stopped, and the companies’ assets have been frozen.
Other than the delivery mode, what’s the difference between these companies and Sony? [...]
November 11, 2005 – 12:23 pm
James Slusher at The Chair and Automan weblog and podcast, has a post on his lack of love for Home Depot.
Hopefully, he didn’t use the restroom on his last visit.
-k-
UPDATE: I just now saw the humor in the CNN headline linked above. Heh.
November 11, 2005 – 12:18 pm
I just sent the following email to I.J. Hudson at NBC4 in Washington DC. Mr. Hudson has a regular segment called Digital Edge that routinely airs on channel 4.
The text of the email follows:
Hello, I.J:
Do you have any plans to do a Digital Edge segment on the Sony CDs that have rootkit DRM software [...]
November 11, 2005 – 10:36 am
Tim Jarrett’s excellent Boycott Sony site has a post on DRMed CDs on Macs.
Apparently, my smug “I use a Mac” complacency is not well-founded. The real lesson here is one that regrettably we must continue to repeat: Whatever system you use, understand what you are installing, and don’t blindly accept software installs.
Especially from [...]
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