Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 1st Nov 2005 19:15 UTC, submitted by segedunum
It appears that Sony has been putting nasty payloads onto its copy-protected CDs in the form of a rootkit. "Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall. Worse, most users that stumble across the cloaked files with a RKR scan will cripple their computer if they attempt the obvious step of deleting the cloaked files. This is a clear case of Sony taking DRM too far."
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2005-06-29
Sadly the majority of consumers couldn't tell a usb port appart from a RJ-45 jack; they don't know what a rootkit is, in fact they believe that DRM, trojans and rootkits are a good thing when there's a new article about how they are being used vigilante style to "fight piracy and save the poor starving artits".
The RIAA has been screwing people over for years and the general public regards them as heroes in their own ignorance. I've broken off friendships with people because they were actually dumb enouth to argue that the RIAA was good after I told them the truth; people literally just close their ears and say "well I know how to play guitar so these people are fighting for me" as if they'll actually get something from the RIAA, ROFL!
Years and years of claiming to be on a crusade for all those artists who are starving to death in their million dollar mansions with their expensive cars is what is keeping people blind towards the truth about the RIAA. It doesn't matter that their claim to fame is suing soccer moms and 6 year olds who don't have the knowhow to defend themselves, people still love them. Then when the RIAA has to uphold it's part of the bargains it has with insitutions, it craps out like that time it was supposed to donate music to schools and libraries and all they got were thousands of copies of Will Smith's Willenium Cd.
Isn't the RIAA trying to get Apple to raise prices on songs right now, I remember reading on /. iirc that some companies are now trying to cut off Apple's music connections because apple wouldn't raise their prices to unreasonable levels. Steve Jobs was 100% correct when he said that raising the prices would only send people back to piracy and yet the RIAA didn't care because they'll try anything to get more money into their pockets.
As bad as the RIAA gets the general public is still far from rebelling simply because they belive the corporate "we care" propaganda. The RIAA isn't a company out to defend artists at all, when you think about it when money goes to the individual companies for music sold, part of that has to go to the artists; however, if the money goes to the RIAA instead then most of it goes straight to Mr. Media company owner since artist contracts are for a portion of what's made through sales.