[Sussex] Sony violates LGPL

[Andrew Guard]

> Andrew
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 01:49:50PM -0000, Andrew Guard wrote:
>> > For any not reading the Register, and watching the arguments over
>> Sony's
>> > DRM 'rootkit': http://hack.fi/~muzzy/sony-drm/
>>
>> OK it not Sony to blame it
>>
>> First 4 Internet Ltd
>
> What do you mean Sony is not to blame?  Of course they are to
> blame - F4I didn't go to Sony, point a gun and say: install
> our DRM software or else.  At some point some exec in Sony
> made the decision to put DRM software onto the CDs they produced.
> So they subcontracted that work to a third party - so what?
> If they made the decision to put the code on then *they* have
> the responsibility to make sure that it is fit for the purpose.
>
>   "You can delegate authority but you can't delegate
>   responsibility."
>
> Sony could sue F4I (because it was, presumably, propriety code
> and Sony didn't get source) if they feel that F4I didn't provide
> software fit for the purpose.  But the people who bought the CDs
> should sue Sony.
>

Let get one thing correct here.  Sony BMG did not ask First 4 Internet Ltd
to developed this software.  F4I owns the rights to software, F4I went out
to sell there software.  As such any resposiabilty which exists to publish
any source code is not with Sony BMG but with F4I.
To correct title for this software is not DRM but XCP (R of F4I).


http://www.first4internet.co.uk/
http://www.xcp-aurora.com/
http://www.xcp-aurora.com/press_related.aspx

Also note no UK CD's have this system on there disk only USA ones.
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