Friday, November 11, 2005
Sony halts production of music CDs with copy-protection scheme
'This is a step they should have taken immediately,' said Mark Russinovich, chief software architect at Winternals Software who discovered the hidden copy-protection technology Oct. 31 and posted his findings on his Web log. He said Sony did not admit any wrongdoing, nor did it promise not to use similar techniques in the future.
We had better heed these warnings before purchasing any Sony recorded media.
We had better heed these warnings before purchasing any Sony recorded media.
- Frank
