Subject: Baloney! No Sony! Pass it on.
If you've bought a CD or DVD from Sony lately, this article is of interest to you.
It's a highly technical article, but what it amounts to is that as an >"anti-piracy" measure, Sony BMG is selling CDs and DVDs that infect your >operating system with a "RootKit": a group of programs that can't be >deleted or even detected unless you're an expert. >
>The Sony CD in question, if you try to play it in your computer, covertly >installs system-level software without warning you and then tries to hide >it from you. It also apparently opens holes that leave your operating >system open to other viruses and spyware. >
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>I believe that constitutes illegal computer tampering under California >law, and a DA with a hard-on for political publicity could make a lot of >mileage with it. >
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>For me, that's a clear message to take Sony entertainment off my "buy" list.
People can do without a lot of things and still be happy, but two things we absolutely must have: a strong desire to make something happen, and the belief that we are making some progress, however small.