Not sure what forum to post this in, really... where is the Technology and Society forum?
From the Hexus news page (quoting Out-law.com - BBC also has the story)
and from SecurityFocus (regarding copy-protected CD's - specifically the Beastie Boys new album - remember them?)If spam is the computer user's number one enemy, then spyware is ranked a close second. Fortunately, steps are being made towards making it illegal for spyware to install itself on a PC without the user's knowledge.
How can the record industry justify this action, and still expect users to listen to their calls to respect IP? Surely respect has to be two-way? Does anyone else feel like they are being treated like second-class citizens? "Respect our rights while we tread all over yours, eh?", well.. if that's the way they want to play it...It seems that Capitol Records has some sort of new copy protection system, that automatically, silently, installs “helpful” copy protection software on MacOS and Windows as soon as you insert the CD into default systems. I’m not sure exactly what it does yet, but I am sure regreting actually purchasing said media now… they don’t deserve my money if they choose to pull stupid stunts like this.


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