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benetofski · 11-08-05, 06:58 PM

Wow!

Thanks 'Soulcommander' for flagging this one!

I 100% concur with the author of the original article:

DRM/ Rootkit is malware - no doubt about that and I'm sure even Microsoft would agree that it can have disasterous effects if it is naively coded!

Did you see the number of octets calling open pipes?

SONY could very well get sued over this one unless their EULA distinctly references user acceptance upon purchase of the CD that Protection Software will be installed if the music is used with a PC....

The upside (I suppose) is that DRM's are probably less harmful to the actual hardware, but, of course, the downside is the apparent 'open gate' to Trojan attacks!

It seems like going/gone are the days that you could pop a CD into your PC and play music, so better stick to the Home Theatre's CD Player!

...better still - break out the vinyls - we never had this problem with HMV! :rotfl:

11-08-05, 06:58 PM	#8
benetofski Helmsman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Port Perry, Canada Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow! Thanks 'Soulcommander' for flagging this one! I 100% concur with the author of the original article: DRM/ Rootkit is malware - no doubt about that and I'm sure even Microsoft would agree that it can have disasterous effects if it is naively coded! Did you see the number of octets calling open pipes? SONY could very well get sued over this one unless their EULA distinctly references user acceptance upon purchase of the CD that Protection Software will be installed if the music is used with a PC.... The upside (I suppose) is that DRM's are probably less harmful to the actual hardware, but, of course, the downside is the apparent 'open gate' to Trojan attacks! It seems like going/gone are the days that you could pop a CD into your PC and play music, so better stick to the Home Theatre's CD Player! ...better still - break out the vinyls - we never had this problem with HMV! :rotfl: __________________ OLt.z.S.Benetschik (Benetofski) [IMG][/IMG] \"U-bootwaffe - eine Gemeinschaft zusammengebracht durch Schicksal\"