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DVD Jon's Code In Sony Rootkit?

Posted by Zonk on from the when-will-it-end dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With some help from Sabre Security, Sebastian Porst and Matti Nikki have identified some stolen GPL'd code in Sony's rootkit. Ironically the code in question seems to be VLC's demux/mp4/drms.c -- the de-DRMS code which circumvents Apple's DRM, written by 'DVD' Jon Lech Johansen and Sam Hocevar."

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  1. PS3 vs. XBOX360 by Work+Account · · Score: 1, Troll

    WOW, I can't believe how much Sony has screwed themselves here with this rootkit.

    Just out of curiousity, please reply to this comment stating which game console you are going to buy and if this rootkit has changed your decision.

    I initially was going to wait for PS3 but now I am boycotting Sony and will be getting a 360 in a week or so.

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