[Gllug] Sony Protected CD's apparently installing rootkits...

[will]

Wiehe, Simon wrote:
> I just gets better...... 
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051118/tc_nm/sonybmg_opensource_dc

It is quite an interested set of developments really.  The fearfulness 
of the antivirus vendors is interesting, from an article by Bruce 
Schneier on wired.com:

"The company [McAfee] admits on its web page that this is a lousy 
compromise. "McAfee detects, removes and prevents reinstallation of 
XCP." That's the cloaking code. "Please note that removal will not 
impair the copyright-protection mechanisms installed from the CD."

from: http://smallr.com/1ay (wired.com, I have to reload the page a few 
times before the errors disappear fro some reason).

Could the Anti-virus vendors fear prosecution under the DMCA for 
providing a tool to bypass a copy protection mechanism?

Will.
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