Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Sony DRM Takes it a Step Further
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 11:27 AM
"Sysinternals' Mark Russinovich has performed an analysis of the copy restriction measures deployed by Sony Music on its latest CDs: which he bluntly calls a 'root kit'. Using conventional tools to remove Sony's digital media malware will leave ordinary users with Windows systems unable to play CDs. While the Sony CDs play fine on Red Book audio devices such as standard consumer electronics CD players, when they're played on a Windows PC the software forces playback through a bundled media player, and restricts how many digital copies can be made from Windows."
Just when I think DRM can't get any more ugly, Sony pulls out all the stops and really mucks with Windows-based machines. You have to read the article to believe it. 8O
Just when I think DRM can't get any more ugly, Sony pulls out all the stops and really mucks with Windows-based machines. You have to read the article to believe it. 8O
