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Sony Repents Over CD Debacle

Posted by Zonk on from the please-don't-burn-us-at-the-stake dept.

schnikies79 writes "Sony BMG is rethinking its anti-piracy policy following weeks of criticism over the copy protection used on CDs. The head of Sony BMG's global digital business, Thomas Hesse, told the BBC that the company was 're-evaluating' its current methods. This follows widespread condemnation of the way anti-piracy software on some Sony CDs installs itself on computers. The admission came as Sony faced more censure over the security failings of one of its copy protection programs."

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  1. If I'd waited this wilong... by bobocopy · · Score: 5, Funny

    If I'd waited this long to apologize to my wife for doing something obviously wrong, I'd be sleeping on the sidewalk.

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    Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon. --Woody Allen
    1. Re:If I'd waited this wilong... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      If I'd waited this long to apologize to my wife for doing something obviously wrong, I'd be sleeping on the sidewalk.

      Not if you had as much money as Sony.

  2. Re:Not too hard by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    CDs were able to do things that cassettes weren't.

    You see? The seeds of obsolescence are already taking root. You're already referring to CDs in the past tense.

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