falcon.eddie
03-11-2005, 10:54
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4400148.stm
Perņ un sistema ingegnoso hanno inventato stavolta quelli della Sony... :rolleyes:
Un estratto:
"Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall."
Mr Russinovich said the licence agreement that he accepted when he first listened to the CD made no mention of the fact that he could not uninstall the program or of the significant changes it made to his computer.
If Sony BMG released XCP copy-protected CDs in the UK this oversight could leave the music company open to prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act because it made "unauthorised" changes to a machine, said net law expert Nick Lockett. [...]
:mc:
Perņ un sistema ingegnoso hanno inventato stavolta quelli della Sony... :rolleyes:
Un estratto:
"Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall."
Mr Russinovich said the licence agreement that he accepted when he first listened to the CD made no mention of the fact that he could not uninstall the program or of the significant changes it made to his computer.
If Sony BMG released XCP copy-protected CDs in the UK this oversight could leave the music company open to prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act because it made "unauthorised" changes to a machine, said net law expert Nick Lockett. [...]
:mc: