[dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart

Saw in the paper this morning (ny times byline) that Sony will be recalling
all the CD's with the XCP copy protection scheme on them.  Several million
CD's are involved.  Looks like they're trying to fend off lawsuits....

Don B.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
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> Seems that the Sony fix only made things worse.  From the article:
>
> http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051116/news_1b16sony.html
>
>  "This is a surprisingly bad design from a security standpoint," said Ed
> Felten, a Princeton University computer science professor who explored the
> removal program..." (Duh)
>
>  "The consequences of the flaw are severe," Felten and Halderman wrote in
a
> blog posting yesterday after being tipped by a Finnish researcher, Matti
> Nikki. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install, and run any
> code it likes on your computer. Any Web page can seize control of your
> computer; then it can do anything it likes. That's about as serious as a
> security flaw can get."
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Francisco Tapia" <fhtapia at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 2:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Tivo like object but not as smart
>
>
> >I read an article some time ago on slashdot and it mentioned about how
> > Sony was constantly at war with itself, because of the two camps it
> > must always struggle w/.  The awesome innovative hardware side vs the
> > software PR side.  except for Sony Vega software, all other
> > implementations really do suck.  I dig the menu of simplicity yet
> > elegance on all their hardware from TVs to Digital cameras, but I hate
> > the software they provide for working on the PC (that is, all except
> > Vega, of course IIRC they bought Vega some time ago...)
> >
> > On 11/15/05, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote:
> >> Agree. I always say if you want something that's going to be around for
> >> along time get a Sony. My old neighbor was a repair dud at a
Audio/Video
> >> store and told me Sony and Mitsubishi were the brands that he saw the
> >> least.
> >>
> >> I have a 13" Trinitron from 1984 that works like a champ. My Sony
> >> Min-component audio system is going on 15 years and hopefully my 32"
> >> Trinitron will last as long. I haven't had any issues with any Sony
> >> computer
> >> hardware either. I recently bought the Sony DRU-810A DVD burner. It can
> >> use
> >> any of the myriad of DVD formats.
> >>
> >> My non-Sony DVD player is jerking me around already and its only 2
years
> >> old
> >> :o(
> >>
> >> The Sony Music CD root kit issue was sure a slap in the face though!
> >>
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> > --
> > -Francisco
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