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SunnComm - Bomb or DRM Success Story?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the guaranteed-to-cure-what-ails-you dept.

pacopico writes "The Register has one of best tech feature stories done in a long time on SunnComm - the infamous Shift key problem DRM makers. The story charts the awesome path SunnComm took from being an Elvis impersonator company eventually to creating CD protection technology almost out of thin air. Great read!"

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  1. You gave us how much to make this? by MustardMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    You gave us how much money to make a DRM technology that's able to be over-ridden with a single key press?

    Well thank ya, thank ya very much

    Sincerely,

    SunnComm

    LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SUNNCOMM HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

  2. Shift Key, Magic Marker, Bic Pens... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's amazing how apt Leia's "the more you tighten your grip..." prediction is coming true for DRM: That DRM systems don't work.

  3. Re:kudos to the register by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Hey, I think I'll invest in a company (Suncomm) that tries to install software behind the user's back and cripple their computer!"

    Anyone that invests in such a company deserves to lose the shirt off their back.

    --
    Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
  4. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Comment removed based on user account deletion