Band makes own recall of sony rootkit cd's
UpwardThrust
16-12-2005, 05:37
http://www.playfuls.com/itnews_407.html
I aplaud this bad taking the inititive in standing up to sony and recalling their cd's that have the root kit on them
They deffinatly deserve my busniess
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
16-12-2005, 05:56
I aplaud this bad taking the inititive in standing up to sony and recalling their cd's that have the root kit on them
They deffinatly deserve my busniess
The spelling! The spelling . . . it, it burns! Oh Lord of Mercy, the agony!
AAAAAIIIIEEEEE!!!!!
*leaps out window*
Now that the Spelling Nazi is out of the way, yeah, good stuff. If they can make it on their own, maybe Sony will be cowed enough to think twice before acting on whatever the impulse du jour happned to be in the future.
UpwardThrust
16-12-2005, 05:59
The spelling! The spelling . . . it, it burns! Oh Lord of Mercy, the agony!
AAAAAIIIIEEEEE!!!!!
*leaps out window*
Now that the Spelling Nazi is out of the way, yeah, good stuff. If they can make it on their own, maybe Sony will be cowed enough to think twice before acting on whatever the impulse du jour happned to be in the future.
Sorry was writing from a text based linux browser ... I will try and do better
Antikythera
16-12-2005, 06:04
good for them thats awsome...
but i must ask what a rootkit is, because its sounds like a dential proceadure
good for them thats awsome...
but i must ask what a rootkit is, because its sounds like a dential proceadure
Think spyware.
UpwardThrust
16-12-2005, 06:09
good for them thats awsome...
but i must ask what a rootkit is, because its sounds like a dential proceadure
Sony released audio cd's that installed a "rootkit" virus that imbeds itself in your os and spy's on you
This has been a BIG deal latly with groups all over the world suing them cause this virus has caused a fair bit of damage
A rootkit is a collection of tools (programs) that enable administrator-level access to a computer or computer network. Typically, a hacker installs a rootkit on a computer after first obtaining user-level access, either by exploiting a known vulnerability or cracking a password. Once the rootkit is installed, it allows the attacker to mask intrusion and gain root or privileged access to the computer and, possibly, other machines on the network.
The rest of the definition is here http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid14_gci547279,00.html
Antikythera
16-12-2005, 06:15
shouldent that be illegal?
i mean they are locking people up left and right for writing viruses, that not any differant
UpwardThrust
16-12-2005, 06:17
shouldent that be illegal?
i mean they are locking people up left and right for writing viruses, that not any differant
I agree ... and it should ... hence all the lawsuits
As far as other legal consequences I would love for them to be subject to them but this is kind of a grey area in the law
I V Stalin
16-12-2005, 13:13
Y'know, that'd be enough to make me buy a MMJ CD...if it weren't for the fact they're shite. But respect to them, I hope other artists on Sony follow suit, or leave the label altogether.
Kellarly
16-12-2005, 13:19
http://www.playfuls.com/itnews_407.html
I aplaud this bad taking the inititive in standing up to sony and recalling their cd's that have the root kit on them
They deffinatly deserve my busniess
Good for them, i've got an album of theirs (not the new one) and it a very very decent album IMHO. all recorded in a grain silo in the middle of the country side. Makes for some great sound effects.