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webcrawler · 11-16-2005, 05:53 PM

Now this is protection.

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BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Music company Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer.

Sony BMG has used the XCP copy-protection software on 49 titles from artists such as Celine Dion and Sarah McLachlan and produced an estimated 4.7 million music CDs. Around 2.1 million units have been sold on to consumers.

The software, developed by British software makers First4Internet, installs itself on a personal computer used to play the CD in order to guard against copying, but it leaves the back door open for malicious hackers.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/16/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes

11-16-2005, 05:53 PM
webcrawler Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ICQ .:. 286608143 Posts: 2,692	Sony BMG recalls copy-protected CDs Now this is protection. --------------------- BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Music company Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer. Sony BMG has used the XCP copy-protection software on 49 titles from artists such as Celine Dion and Sarah McLachlan and produced an estimated 4.7 million music CDs. Around 2.1 million units have been sold on to consumers. The software, developed by British software makers First4Internet, installs itself on a personal computer used to play the CD in order to guard against copying, but it leaves the back door open for malicious hackers. http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/16/tech...ex.htm?cnn=yes