Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Sony stuffs up
Scenario: you're a Windows user who buys a new cd distributed by Sony. To play the cd you *have* to install Sony's software (the cd works fine on Mac or Linux) - and an extra programme called a rootkit which hides itself from your system and doesn't let you make more than 3 copies of the music. Good for Sony, bad for you, because they neglect to mention anywhere in the license agreement about the rootkit (which essentially has a signature like a virus). What's more, you can't uninstall it. And if you delete the files it installs on your systems you mess up Windows.
Mark Russinovich - who discovered the rootkit on his machine - details this on his blog. And he's mad with Sony.
One of the comments refers to MP3tunes.com, a site which pays royalties to musicians without the traditional distribution channels. A better idea, methinks.
Mark Russinovich - who discovered the rootkit on his machine - details this on his blog. And he's mad with Sony.
One of the comments refers to MP3tunes.com, a site which pays royalties to musicians without the traditional distribution channels. A better idea, methinks.
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