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Blizzard's Warden Thwarted by Sony's DRM Rootkit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-openness-matters dept.

shotfeel writes "First, news of Warden -a bit of code from Blizzard's WoW to trounce game cheats. Then, a Sony rootkit to make your computer safe for music. Now, news that you can use the Sony rootkit to make your game cheats safe from the Warden."

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  1. Sony owns Everquest by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coincidence, or conspiracy? Hrmm...

  2. Hmmmm, are you scratching your beard? by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    You anti-DRM, pro-cheating and stealing hippies must be really conflicted on this one.

    1. Re:Hmmmm, are you scratching your beard? by WeeLad · · Score: 5, Funny
      Not nessecarily. Right and wrong hasen't changed any.

      ...but now two wrongs can make a right. I think someone said it's like multiplying negative numbers or something. If you do it right, you'll get a positive.

      -(Sony Rootkit) X -(The Warden) = -(Cheating) ... hmmm, I think I must've messed up the math.

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  3. Re:Just goes to show.. by rob_squared · · Score: 5, Funny
    Because it helps the cheater WIN! Silly!

    Wait a minute...

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  4. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 5, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  5. Next fun hack? by Chordonblue · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try and get Sony's DRM to interfere with DVD protection. RIAA Vs. MPAA... FIGHT!

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  6. Re:Just goes to show.. by Stripe7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just love that post by the guy who wants ISO's of the CD so they can use the rootkit. Now SONY will now have their entire product pirated not for the content they are trying to protect but for the content protection system they chose to employ! ROFL

  7. Two Great Tastes! by blueZhift · · Score: 5, Funny

    This reminds me of the old Reeses commercials...

    Sony: Hey! Your spyware's in my rootkit!

    Blizzard: Your rootkit's in my spyware!

    User (taking a bite): Mmmm, now that's good computing! So liberating...

    Announcer Don Pardo: Two great tastes that go together.

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  8. Re:Just goes to show.. by ikkonoishi · · Score: 5, Funny

    In fact, Warden has a greater chance of violating the DMCA since it could access memory that contains copyrighted material after the DRM system has decrypted the work. Luckily the primary design purpose of Warden is also not copyright infringement.


    Yet. Turnabout however is fair play.

    I can see it now.

    Blizzard:Those DRM bastards want to make it easier to cheat on our games. Lets include a P2P music sharing client into our next release!
    Player:Hey... WTF? Did that monster just drop a Metalica CD?