When did Sony start this?
This article in the Register says "...the Sony DRM malware has been out on the market for eight months...."
The BoingBoing article says the number of titles known to be affected is now up to 52.
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Natter 40: The Nice One
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Nov 17, 2005 1:52:31 pm PST #4992 of 10006
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
sarameg - Nov 17, 2005 1:58:01 pm PST #4993 of 10006
Do I watch last week's OC, tape over it, or forward past it to start taping something else?
aurelia - Nov 17, 2005 2:00:11 pm PST #4994 of 10006
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The BoingBoing article linked to a list of infected CDs.
Allyson - Nov 17, 2005 2:04:43 pm PST #4995 of 10006
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
But the Sony thing only affects PCs, right?
Sheryl - Nov 17, 2005 2:06:04 pm PST #4996 of 10006
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Jilli!
It's cold here. Well, my feet are cold at any rate...
dw - Nov 17, 2005 2:06:13 pm PST #4997 of 10006
Silence means security silence means approval
But the Sony thing only affects PCs, right?
It's been reported as infecting Macs, too.
aurelia - Nov 17, 2005 2:07:43 pm PST #4998 of 10006
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
But the Sony thing only affects PCs, right?
That's also in the articles ita and tommy linked. You have to actively install it on the Mac (and actually it's not the same software) instead of it automatically installing.
aurelia - Nov 17, 2005 2:09:10 pm PST #4999 of 10006
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Here, Allyson. [link]
Lee - Nov 17, 2005 2:17:20 pm PST #5000 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Should I go to Costco tonight, and Target on Sunday, or Target tonight and Costco tomorrow?
sarameg - Nov 17, 2005 2:18:28 pm PST #5001 of 10006
Which is more mobbed on a sunday?