Quote:The Redmond, Wash., software maker has determined that the "rootkit" piece of the XCP software on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs can pose a security risk to Windows PCs,
To protect Windows users, Microsoft plans to update Windows AntiSpyware and the Malicious Software Removal Tool as well as the online scanner on Windows Live Safety Center to detect and remove the Sony BMG software...
full article:
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+will+wipe+...l?part=rss&tag=5949041&subj=news
Several other anti-spyware software makers also have announced plans to classify the Sony copyright protection as malicious.
Quote:It turns out that the rootkit contains pieces of code that are identical to LAME, an open source mp3-encoder, and thereby breach the license.
This software is licensed under the so called Lesser Gnu Public License (LGPL). According to this license Sony must comply with a couple of demands. Amongst others, they have to indicate in a copyright notice that they make use of the software. The company must also deliver the source code to the open-source libraries or otherwise make these available. And finally, they must deliver or otherwise make available the in between form between source code and executable code, the so called objectfiles, with which others can make comparable software.
Sony complied with non of these demands, but delivered just an executable program...
full article:
http://dewinter.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=215
original article in Dutch:
http://webwereld.nl/articles/38285
Gee, I thought Mandy and Regi's non stop bashing was limited to just Google...guess I was wrong. Other than that comment, I have nothing to say at the moment
so I'll go back to watching.
:popcorneaters:
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Gee, I thought Mandy and Regi's non stop bashing was limited to just Google...guess I was wrong. Other than that comment, I have nothing to say at the moment
so I'll go back to watching.
:popcorneaters:
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Quote:Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Monday it will pull some of its most popular CDs from stores in response to backlash over copy-protection software on the discs.
Sony also said it will offer exchanges for consumers who purchased the discs, which contain hidden files that leave them vulnerable to computer viruses when played on a PC.
full article:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries...-cds_x.htm
[quote author=regic link=topic=1180.msg4807#msg4807 date=1132061360]
Quote:It turns out that the rootkit contains pieces of code that are identical to LAME, an open source mp3-encoder, and thereby breach the license.
This software is licensed under the so called Lesser Gnu Public License (LGPL). According to this license Sony must comply with a couple of demands...
Sony complied with non of these demands, but delivered just an executable program...
full article:
http://dewinter.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=215
original article in Dutch:
http://webwereld.nl/articles/38285
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Another article on how this destructive spyware might violate copyright laws:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/18/...ringement/