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More on Kazaa and Brilliant Digital Spyware

Posted by timothy on from the effin-brilliant dept.

Vertigo01 writes: "There is an interesting article from CNN.com on the current state of the Kazaa controversy, and Brilliant Digital's plans for the future. Interesting quotes from the article include a statement saying that 'Altnet's seeded software [will be] awakened some time in May' and that 'Brilliant is negotiating with music labels and movie studios to market their material as well. The files will be copy-protected in some way, using Microsoft's digital rights management encryption technology.'"

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  1. Microsoft's DRM? by Zocalo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, there's nothing to worry about then, is there? Given Microsoft's track record with "copy protection" and "product activation" technologies the patch will be widely available before the official launch date anyway. ;)

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    UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!
  2. Sounds like 'Terminator 2' by kubrick · · Score: 3, Funny

    'Altnet's seeded software [will be] awakened some time in May'

    Skynet 5 years late? :)

    Once we have networks acting independently of the owners of the machines, what's to stop someone putting in a bit of self-preservation and random activity into the distributed processes...???

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    deus does not exist but if he does
  3. Brilliant, Microsoft and the RIAA by javilon · · Score: 3, Funny

    It looks like all the rats are getting together... Only senator Hollings is missing.

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    When his defense asked, "Which computer has Jon Johansen trespassed upon?" the answer was: "His own."
  4. This sounds so familiar... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Consumers have nothing to fear," says Brilliant Digital's Bermeister.


    Using The Fish I was able to find two separate translations:



    one: "All your base are belong to us!"
    two: "Resistance is futile!"

    This means something, I just know it.

  5. Re:How is this not terrorism??? by Spacelord · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well ... it is not a *Russian* company ;)