Grokster quits file-sharing fight
The world’s legal systems have finally nailed one of the multitude of peer-to-peer file-share networks; Grokster have capitulated and paid up to the entertainment industries to avoid further prosecution. Continue reading “Grokster throws in the towel…but I don’t hear any fat lady singing”
SonyBMG and First4Internet Release Mysterious Software Update
SonyBMG and First4Internet, the companies caught installing rootkit-like software on the computers of people who bought certain CDs, have taken their first baby steps toward addressing the problem. But they still have a long way to go; and they might even have made the situation worse. Continue reading “If they keep digging, they’ll get out soon…”
DRM Crippled CD: A bizarre tale in 4 parts:
As odd as the story is so far, its about to get a whole lot weirder: It turns out that all Engadget (quoting Variety) notes that this DRM is not at all about making the CD immune to piracy. Continue reading “Yet more sneaky Sony nastiness”
Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far:
The entire experience was frustrating and irritating. Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall. Worse, most users that stumble across the cloaked files with a RKR scan will cripple their computer if they attempt the obvious step of deleting the cloaked files. Continue reading “Sony jump on the spyware bandwagon”
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