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This will be coming back in about a year.
I disagree. You can't forget something that is still out there, and Sony's unrepentant public attitude (despite their actions towards making amends) reveals their underlying intent. It wasn't ticking people off that made Sony re-think their stance, but the implications that they might actually be doing something illegal.

Despite their removing the CDs from circulation, they have made it very clear that they feel totally justified in making their CDs incompatible with current players for the sake of copy protection. This issue is just the latest in what should prove to be a myriad of ill-thought-out ideas on reducing the consumer's rights to make back-up copies of their purchased music.

I don?t hate Sony. To be honest, most of what I own in the way of electronics is Sony. They just happen to be the latest bully on the block trying to convert their size and clout into revenues by forcing unwanted rules onto the consumer. In principle, I would have no problem with companies deciding to make incompatible products if more people who were similarly frustrated would just stop buying the crap. In the end, the consumer has all the power if he/she will use it. Just ask Tandy what ever happened to their big-selling ?IBM-Compatible? computers ? that weren?t.
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GPL Code too  rpmyers1 | 11/18/05
And they tell us it's the pirate stuff that's dangerous...  jinko | 11/21/05
I was wondering when ZDNet would get around to this.  Letophoro | 11/18/05
Better to release it on a slow news day  Michael Kelly | 11/18/05
When were they discovered?  Doc Farmer | 11/18/05
Last week  Letophoro | 11/18/05
Thanks...  Doc Farmer | 11/18/05
Well Sony has two good things going for them  Michael Kelly | 11/18/05
Don't think so...  DarbyOhara | 11/18/05
Depends...  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
This will be forgotten about in a year  Michael Kelly | 11/18/05
Maybe by some  regloff@... | 11/18/05
SONY Products  gregh_z | 11/18/05
Me too!  mrobzo | 11/19/05
Stop talking rubbish.  GetReal-mac.com | 11/19/05
using GPL code commercially is the same as copying Sony CDs!  arabicdes | 11/19/05
Falling on Sword  Too Old For IT | 11/18/05
This will be coming back in about a year.  msfletch | 11/18/05
Never buy another Sony Product.  tystoy1 | 11/18/05
Behind them quickly?  Mihi Nomen Est | 11/18/05
That is the most intelligent thing I've seen about this so far  gardoglee | 11/18/05
They will do it again in about a year  Baer | 11/18/05
And...  regloff@... | 11/18/05
So...  Michael Kelly | 11/18/05
Key word there is "usually"  dragosani | 11/18/05
Could still infect someone else  GregSalts | 11/18/05
Infected Rats  Aero1 | 11/22/05
would not have to publish evenn if gpl  LouS | 11/18/05
Actually, using GPL code binds you to the GPL  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Sony Won't be on the hook for any GPL issues anyway...  AckItsMe2 | 11/18/05
wrong  STDog | 11/18/05
Ya think??  plumnilly | 11/19/05
I don't trust Sony anymore  Baer | 11/18/05
Most importantly...  Zinoron | 11/18/05
Which Tech Site?  MarkieMark | 11/18/05
Which Tech Site?  MarkieMark | 11/18/05
Is this for real?  Real World | 11/18/05
This is for real... Been for real for 2 weeks +  Neuromage | 11/18/05
Huh?  Real World | 11/18/05
Copyright  dragosani | 11/18/05
I won't be buying Sony CD's any time soon...  gijoevaldez | 11/18/05
I won't be buying ANYTHING from Sony again.  James T. Kirk | 11/18/05
Taking my Camcorder back  Baer | 11/18/05
Handycams and the like are the real point here  gardoglee | 11/18/05
Can We Really Trust ANYONE?  vashthestampede | 11/18/05
Sony wouldn't answer my email asking this very question.  enduser_z | 11/18/05
Oh, Yes!  vashthestampede | 11/18/05
Punishing those who abide by the law  tic swayback | 11/18/05
Punishing those who abide by the law  Ronisue | 11/18/05
Way off base  ShadeTree | 11/18/05
Waiting for the fix  Too Old For IT | 11/18/05
Exactly right  tic swayback | 11/18/05
At this stage of the game ....  Too Old For IT | 11/18/05
Amazon just earned a bit of respect  gardoglee | 11/18/05
Re: Way off base  none none | 11/18/05
pc's not damaged?  jimr_r | 11/18/05
I did read the article and if you had ...  ShadeTree | 11/21/05
Punishing those who abide by the law  Elf586 | 11/18/05
Wrong  tic swayback | 11/18/05
Au contraire...  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
I don't think so  tic swayback | 11/18/05
Who cares what people like you and me think?  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Seems like a grey area  tic swayback | 11/18/05
Ergo the copyright laws.  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
That's not a license  tic swayback | 11/18/05
Two wrongs, don't make a right  wrench_ninja | 11/18/05
Common sense  tic swayback | 11/18/05
RE: Common Sense  ShadeTree | 11/21/05
Less of a chance though  tic swayback | 11/21/05
IP Irony  scrgeek | 11/18/05
I was waiting for someone to see that irony.  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Nobody listens to me sad  johns_z | 11/18/05
Sorry, did you say something? I wasn't listening.  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Contact the Owner  Yensi717 | 11/18/05
Sony & iPod Sucks  Coors4bob | 11/18/05
Two bucks would about do it.  Too Old For IT | 11/18/05
Not worth the price  Baer | 11/18/05
More Sony and Apple Garbage  Baer | 11/18/05
RAID drive failures suck  Mr_Dave | 11/19/05
100% download  adobes | 11/18/05
Message has been deleted.  rafe01 | 11/21/05
pot, kettle, black  rafe01 | 11/21/05
Exactly  Machina_z | 11/22/05
Hypocrits  regloff@... | 11/18/05
Agree 1000%  Edward Meyers | 11/18/05
SONY PRODUCTS  ananaki@... | 11/18/05
Good Use for Sony Products  normanrondeau@... | 11/18/05
Is the music on the CD now GPL???  Sxooter_z | 11/18/05
No  Yensi717 | 11/18/05
Re: No  none none | 11/18/05
You might have something there...  techboy_z | 11/18/05
The questions now becomes...  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Shouldn't this mean all Sony music is now "open source"?  NeverLift | 11/18/05
No - all it means is that Sony violated a copyright  LouS | 11/18/05
Re: No - all it means is that Sony violated a copyright  none none | 11/18/05
No. only the rootkit is now FOSS  wrench_ninja | 11/18/05
Not just the rootkit  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
half agree, but not about the music  wrench_ninja | 11/19/05
Re: half agree, but not about the music  none none | 11/19/05
agree about player, and rootkit, but not music  wrench_ninja | 11/19/05
Cry me a river  Anthony S. | 11/18/05
DMCA as no stand  Mectron | 11/18/05
DCMA  cheungnt@... | 11/19/05
The courts have to decide  fromthehip | 11/18/05
Not Really  Edward Meyers | 11/18/05
Only one problem with your theory: NO decompilation is neccessary  CobraA1 | 11/18/05
corporate suicide  Andromedat6 | 11/18/05
Already slipping  Baer | 11/18/05
Hang'Em; Hang'Em High  lbattis@... | 11/18/05
This Raises Bigger Problem with Patent Law  wildranger | 11/18/05
It isn't about patent infringement so much...  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
Sony = baloney  rlandman@... | 11/18/05
Sony = baloney  plumnilly | 11/19/05
It is M$ propaganda again!  Linux Geek | 11/18/05
Boy and I thought I was baiting earlier. (NT)  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
UMMM  mobrien_12@... | 11/19/05
Message has been deleted.  MrAmazing1 | 11/18/05
BMG  MrAmazing1 | 11/18/05
Easy to boycott Sony...  Allstar_z | 11/19/05
Message has been deleted.  Allstar_z | 11/19/05
Message has been deleted.  Allstar_z | 11/19/05
So is this funny or what?  George Mitchell | 11/18/05
respect of artistic and creative rights  wrench_ninja | 11/18/05
Ummm, hang on a second, What is really in it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
Actual Code and Copyright Notices  Edward Meyers | 11/18/05
Then I say hang'em  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
I suspect that step is coming ...  George Mitchell | 11/18/05
bet SCO wishes they had that sort of evidence  wrench_ninja | 11/18/05
Bet SCO wishes they any sort of evidence.  mobrien_12@... | 11/19/05
How deliciously lazy  wrench_ninja | 11/18/05
Did the Sony rootkit have any  Boot_Agnostic | 11/18/05
Wow, what wonderful advertisement for the PS3  Boot_Agnostic | 11/18/05
Sony is not the only one to hide...  sykandtyed | 11/18/05
And that is as it should be.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/05
My point is...  sykandtyed | 11/18/05
No_Ax is right on this one ...  George Mitchell | 11/18/05
Re: No_Ax is right on this one ...  none none | 11/18/05
You Can't be Serious  DaChSa | 11/18/05
Really, show me how then.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Debatable? You Don't Write S/W Then for A Living  PMC-CON | 11/19/05
Re: Debatable? You Don't Write S/W Then for A Living  none none | 11/19/05
Sorry none none, you are wrong on this one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/05
Re: Sorry none none, you are wrong on this one.  none none | 11/19/05
Maybe this goes without saying  mobrien_12@... | 11/19/05
I agree  opensourcepro | 11/22/05
No more CD's  cdiazh | 11/18/05
Wal-Mart  doc_cotton | 11/23/05
see dem hypocrites  corticus | 11/18/05
Is Microsoft a cohort?  DaChSa | 11/18/05
Bill Gates & Mr. Softee @ it again!  u2in99 | 11/18/05
Okay, then. As if I did not have enogh reasons...  The King's Servant | 11/18/05
The wages of Greed.  Gravitas@... | 11/18/05
Can't afford?....lol  techboy_z | 11/21/05
The DMCA  Anthony S. | 11/18/05
Huh?  James T. Kirk | 11/18/05
Re: Huh?  none none | 11/19/05
See my previous post  CobraA1 | 11/18/05
Sony is Violating The DMCA  Edward Meyers | 11/18/05
Sony didn't do anything wrong.  plumnilly | 11/19/05
Boycott Sony  jamestoothman | 11/18/05
Sony Rootkit. The ultimate irony...  bqwer | 11/18/05
Exactly  Fred Fredrickson | 11/19/05
Business is BUSINESS  PMC-CON | 11/19/05
You're kidding, right?  marketmaven | 11/19/05
Re: Business is BUSINESS  none none | 11/19/05
Two wrongs don't make a right  marketmaven | 11/20/05
you're all a bunch of yahoos  sbj | 11/19/05
retort  drew1313 | 11/19/05
Message has been deleted.  drew1313 | 11/19/05
You must be a First4Internet code-tard.  James T. Kirk | 11/19/05
SHAME ON SONY  fakir005@... | 11/19/05
Message has been deleted.  fakir005@... | 11/19/05
Fancy Ripping off DVD JON as well too!  heystoopid | 11/20/05
Not ONLY Sony? Who else belongs to www. IFPI.org?  sierrarancher | 11/20/05
Sony isnt the only one  jimk_z | 11/20/05
Fun, fun, fun  opensourcepro | 11/22/05
Let's see SONY in court  nichols14304@... | 11/21/05
Message has been deleted.  nichols14304@... | 11/21/05
Message has been deleted.  nichols14304@... | 11/21/05
Sony ain't what it used to be  Mike2575 | 11/21/05
Sony hopes to make the public domain extinct  Hanuman67 | 11/21/05
rootkit easily defeated with scotch tape  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
Message has been deleted.  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
rootkit easily defeated with scotch tape  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
rootkit easily defeated with scotch tape  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
rootkit easily defeated with scotch tape  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
rootkit easily defeated with scotch tape  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
sorry!  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
sorry!  ChazzMatt | 11/22/05
What a load!  opensourcepro | 11/22/05
Sony -  doc_cotton | 11/23/05
Sony destroys a mass of computers  maddog7 | 11/26/05
Sony destroys a mass of computers  maddog7 | 11/26/05

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