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

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On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Simon Rumble spake:
> 
> On 1/11/2005, "Junior Williamson" <junior at acetechno.freeserve.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>>It seems the DRM system used by Sony on it's CD in this case (apparently
>>written by a company called First 4 Internet) automatically installs a nasty
>>rootkit which is very difficult to remove.
> 
> It's part of Sony's catch-up campaign to force Apple to open the iPod
> to non-iTunes sellers.
> 
> I stopped buying Sony crap a long time ago because of the stupid DRM
> bullshit.  Their Minidisc software is possibly the worst UI I've ever
> seen.

The interesting thing is that this software (also used by BMG,
apparently), is written and sold by a UK company, First 4 Internet, Ltd.

Given that the software *blatantly* violates the Computer Misuse Act,
might the CPS not be interested, or at the very least the Trading
Standards people?

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