SONY SCHIZO?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Gordon C. Thomasson, Ph.D." <gthomas1 () stny rr com>
Date: January 24, 2006 8:57:03 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: SONY SCHIZO?

Dave,
Is SONY schizo?

On page 78 of the February _WIRED_ under the headline "Rip-Off  
Artist" (a pun?) we read
"Your TiVo just met its match in Sony's Vaio XL2.  The Windows Media  
Center PC sports a 200-disc changer that, with a single click, lets  
you rip that many CDs while you sleep."  Lest the irony be lost, on  
page 94 _Wired_ discusses "The Rootkit of All Evil",  opining that  
"Sony BMG's copy-protection scheme blurs the lines between hacking  
and legit business." Wonder what a jury would think if Sony brought a  
case against a Vaio XL2-user for piracy.  "Is my cleint's accuser  
stating that Sony's Viao is an accomplice to the crime?"  Or in the  
fine print of the XL2 is there a line stating that using the unit as  
designed can lead to prosecution? Gordon C. Thomasson



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