This may be totally offtopic, but I think this troll may be onto something. What if someone were to embed the DeCSS code into a Word macro virus? Just imagine the possibilities!
Each time someone opens an infected document, it spreads copies the code into all.doc files on the hard drive. Given all the mystery bloat that typically accompanies Word documents anyway, I doubt anyone would even notice.
As an added bonus, the Outlook-enhanced version could also send copies to 50 people in the address book!
Before long, if it circulates far enough, we might even be getting copies of DeCSS which were inadvertantly sent directly MPAA themselves! Oh, sweet irony.
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Why doesn't she tell that to the people who passed the DMCA?
This may be totally offtopic, but I think this troll may be onto something. What if someone were to embed the DeCSS code into a Word macro virus? Just imagine the possibilities!
Each time someone opens an infected document, it spreads copies the code into all .doc files on the hard drive. Given all the mystery bloat that typically accompanies Word documents anyway, I doubt anyone would even notice.
As an added bonus, the Outlook-enhanced version could also send copies to 50 people in the address book!
Before long, if it circulates far enough, we might even be getting copies of DeCSS which were inadvertantly sent directly MPAA themselves! Oh, sweet irony.