View Full Version : Sony's Copyright Protection Root Kit violates DVD Jon's Copyright
live2game2003
11-19-2005, 09:38 PM
Sony's Copyright Protection program, XCP, contains code written by DVD Jon and submitted to LGPL which is to protect chunks of code not finished programs.
"Sebastian Porst discovered code from the LAME project, mpglib and VideoLAN in the XCP copy restriction, which has caused Sony so much grief. Jon Johansen is a contributor to the VideoLAN project."
Source: The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/18/sony_copyright_infringement/)
lawsuit time. sony can't win.
spectre440
11-20-2005, 03:22 AM
lawsuit time. sony can't win.
i do believe they're already being taken to court in several class-action law-suits, even before these news.
can't say i'm surprised though, after they put a goddamned rootkit on your computer anything is possible. including stealing other people's code.
i just hope to god that someone hangs them bastards out to dry and teaches them the lesson they deserve.
Anyone ever seen the movie Antitrust? ;)
Polaris573
11-20-2005, 09:01 AM
Anyone ever seen the movie Antitrust? ;)
No. Is it good?
Yes, it is very applicable in this case... Big corp stealing code from small programmers... :D
Dippyskoodlez
11-21-2005, 04:18 PM
haha.. burn sony, burn.... forever... :laugh:
Set the example for all those companys wanting to enforce DRM....:nutkick:
Dippyskoodlez
11-21-2005, 04:24 PM
heres another funny article
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27833
Dang he's so full of crap its spewing everywhere! lookout!
you can't copy windows disks/installations? *glances at school's volume license and copious install mediums*
Dippyskoodlez
11-21-2005, 09:46 PM
you can't copy windows disks/installations? *glances at school's volume license and copious install mediums*
*glances at my cd case*
doodeedooo... those guys are really out of the know eh? :roll:
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