[IP] SONY SCHIZO?
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From: "Gordon C. Thomasson, Ph.D." <gthomas1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: January 24, 2006 8:57:03 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: SONY SCHIZO?
Dave,
Is SONY schizo?
On page 78 of the February _WIRED_ under the headline "Rip-Off
Artist" (a pun?) we read
"Your TiVo just met its match in Sony's Vaio XL2. The Windows Media
Center PC sports a 200-disc changer that, with a single click, lets
you rip that many CDs while you sleep." Lest the irony be lost, on
page 94 _Wired_ discusses "The Rootkit of All Evil", opining that
"Sony BMG's copy-protection scheme blurs the lines between hacking
and legit business." Wonder what a jury would think if Sony brought a
case against a Vaio XL2-user for piracy. "Is my cleint's accuser
stating that Sony's Viao is an accomplice to the crime?" Or in the
fine print of the XL2 is there a line stating that using the unit as
designed can lead to prosecution? Gordon C. Thomasson
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