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Sony using bad (and wrong) hacker techniques for copy protection

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Thu, 03-Nov-05 00:40 — Leeland

OK this is just too much. Frankly this just blows my mind...

Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

More on Sony: Dangerous Decloaking Patch, EULAs and Phoning Home

I wonder if we can sue them for hacking our computers. Kind of a reversal of roles.

Edit: This is now on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal

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