Sony BMG pulls "protection" software from CDs - READ THIS!
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Sony BMG pulls "protection" software from CDs - READ THIS!
Those cheeky buggers a Sony have shot themselves in the foot with this one 
Sony BMG pulls "protection" software on CDs
Sony BMG pulls "protection" software on CDs
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I've just read through the song list and see a Celine Dion has the software on it........maybe some people deserve what they get 
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Finally, with one bound the mighty Microsoft leaps into action.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1886122,00.asp
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1886122,00.asp
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I wonder if Sony are a little concerned about suits like the one mentioned from California from people who have had trojans etc that have infected people's PCs and have caused problems. Could be an interesting one to watch.
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With the sophistication of this "anti piracy" software and other devices which CD publishers are using to prevent illegal copying, I wonder what is to stop anyone putting the "protected" CD's into an ordinary CD player and digitising the analogue output. There would be little loss in quality and all the tracks would then be totally unprotected. A (say) 15kHz low pass filter would remove any ultrasonic nasties which had been applied as well, so isn't this protection a bit OTT?
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I wonder if Sony have actually realised now that their actions will probably result in fewer sales of their dodgy CD's and that their paying customers are now more likely to download a free MP3 file instead via the likes of Lime Wire / Win MX / Kazaa / Napster or any other file sharing program currently available - exactly the kind of thing they would probably want to avoid - Hah
