Kosmo Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 It has come to attenttion that record company Sony BMG uses a copyprotection software that has some shady things going on. When you put your music cd in to your computer and try to play it, the cd asks you to accept a license and it will install a "player" which in truth is actually a malware program or "rootkit." The program tries to hide itself from the user and from possible security software. Removing the software without Sony's help will in many cases have conflicts with your operating system and/or hardware. Quote
Schmung Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01/sony_rootkit_drm/ More details be thar. Nasty stuff and worse still, messy and poorly implemented. Quote
Defrag Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 This is why I stopped buying CDs years ago. I'm fed up with copy protection that won't even let me play CDs on my PC / Rip to Mp3, rip-off prices and manufactured bands. :/ Quote
D3ads Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 I never buy CDs from Sony records anyway because nothing I listen to is signed on that label. Sucks real bad that they've done this though, surely this can't be legal? Quote
Kosmo Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Posted November 2, 2005 Well, Sony has made some strange choises in the past so this isn't anything new that they are trying to separate themselfs from the crowd. And with 21,5% share of the whole music industry sales covers their ass pretty good. When it comes to big companies, it's not a question if something is legal or not, it's just a question of are they doing it or not. Quote
Section_Ei8ht Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 I remember when my web design instructor and I got a student to think that a vinyl was a CD that was put in a microwave and spun around really fast to stretch it. Good times. Quote
Mojo Posted November 2, 2005 Report Posted November 2, 2005 never had any problem with ripping any music that I have bought, though it is mostly non-convention music that isn't in the spotlight to be stolen. Quote
Kosmo Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Posted November 3, 2005 Funny thing that all you need to "crack" that copy protection is a Mac, the program doesn't install in to the Mac OS. Quote
ginsengavenger Posted November 3, 2005 Report Posted November 3, 2005 sure it doesn't install but will the files play? i'd think they were encrypted such that the only thing capable of playing them would be their own malware... no? Quote
Kosmo Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Posted November 3, 2005 No, it doesn't install the file and the cd plays fine. It even says it in the Sony site. Quote
ginsengavenger Posted November 3, 2005 Report Posted November 3, 2005 that's pretty fucked tbh to penalize their largest market share? isn't that like shooting oneself in the foot? Quote
JynxDaddy Posted November 3, 2005 Report Posted November 3, 2005 This is why people need to learn to stop feeding the giant Sony coporate machine, they are evil and screw over their customers all the time. But it's not like anyone buys cds anymore right? Quote
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