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Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2005-11-16

Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced plans on Wednesday to pull from store shelves nearly 2.6 million CDs that include a controversial copy-protection program, offer consumers an opportunity to return the discs, and create a more secure program to help remove the software from people's computers.

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Sony's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-16
Anonymous
Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-16
J S Strecko
Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-17
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-18
Todd Knarr (1 replies)
You need to re-check history. Both CDs and DVDs were originally media-only (audio and video/audio respectively). Computer hardware makers then adapted both to hold data as well, and since they were basing the data drives on the original non-data models it was easier to retain the ability to output audio and video than it was to remove the capability.

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Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-17
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Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-18
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BOYCOTT SONY ... for 6 months 2005-11-18
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Sony BMG's copy-protection problems grow 2005-11-21
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