Re: Rootkit

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John Summerfield wrote:
> Chris wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:38:52 +0800
>> John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> El Snipo
>>
>>>>     In fact - Sony got busted for having some sorta rootkit on
>>>> blank media some time back.
>>> Sony did? The one I knew of was Sony's DRM stuff that stuffed
>>> Windows, and cost Sony lotsa goodwill and dollars.
>>
>> Yup - I believe that's the one.
>>
>>
> The media were't blank, they had music on them.
>

I think their explanation was they were trying to avert someone from
copying the music on their computer.  They were defending their
illegal act by saying that someone who was trying to copy our product
would be the only ones effected.
I don't believe the people or government were very happy with this
reasoning.

- -James
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