[plug] [OT] Sony malware on Windows

[Kai Jones]

Chris Caston wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 10:40, Kai Jones wrote:
>> Chris Caston wrote:
>>> On Fri, 2005-11-18 at 10:24, Kai Jones wrote:
>>>> Sorta the same info written in a different way at this URL:
>>>> http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=997
>>> There's also something about LGPL violations and the inclusion of VLCs
>>> libdvdcss or something similar.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>> This ?
>> http://hack.fi/~muzzy/sony-drm/
> 
> Yes:
> 
> "ECDPlayerControl.ocx
> 
> Infringes copyrights on LGPL and GPL code, does things illegal under
> DMCA and EUCD
> 
> 
> The party just keeps on going. In addition to above mentioned LAME code
> found here, it appears there's GPL code as well. I'm not a lawyer, but
> this could be a DMCA/EUCD violation too? The code in question is VLC's
> demux/mp4/drms.c -- the de-DRMS code which circumvents Apple's DRM. The
> control flow is the same, the constants are equal, the two magic arrays
> are equivalent as well. This includes the p_secret2 string which is
> rot13'd Apply copyright string (used as data).
> "

Yep, I'm no programmer but that page is a good read.
Now all this is public Sony could be in for a lot more than what they 
bargained for...