Sony's DRM now for Macs too

Sony didn't employ SunnComm, BMG did. Since the merger over a year ago, the two have continued to use the various copy protection schemes... in some cases former Sony-only labels are using SunnComm, opposed to F4i. While, conversely, some former BMG-only lables are using the new F4i copy protection, which is PC only, at the moment. SunnComm makes copy protection for both Mac and PC platforms. Before making err comments, do some research... just my opinion.

Mungler, the audio data on CDs do not have ECC. Audio data fill 2352 bytes sectors. At 44khz, that 1/75th of a second. if a sector has read errors, chances are, you won't hear it. Data tracks have 2048 byte of data, and use the remaining 2352-2048 for ECC, since it's quite important that the bits read are what they are meant to be. VCD, which contain MPEGI video data do have a filesystem, contain files, but don't have ECC (it's a space vs reliability choice) On related note, Sony sucks. They have completely lost it. It's just like they spent the last 10 years under a rock and suddenly wonder why the uproar with their ciminal-like behavior.

Sign this petition to stop Sony: http://www.petitiononline.com/bcsony/petition.html

I'm encouraging acts of civil disobedience on my site - please look. I think everyone with a website should host a non-DRM .mp3 from one of Sony's DRMed CDs until they make some sort of meaningful reparations.

allofmp3.com with no regrets! Also, these cds can be ripped on an 0S 9 machine (not "classic", but booting into 9) presumably... Similarly Linux can probably be used as a workaround. I can imagine setting up an mp3 ripping partition. BUT I can't imagine giving these idiots a cent of my money to get their cds in the 1st place.

Sony can go f*** them selves.

From The Register: "It is not believed that the two extensions incorporate the rootkit that is causing such controversy becuase of its effect on Windows machines." Technically, it's not a port of the same Windows version, it's different. I don't think this will open up virii and spyware for the Mac. Apple will be damned if they would just let Sony open the door for the virii.

Yeah, I don't think this is what Steve meant when he told the ex-Sony CEO "we look forward to working together on other projects" Can't wait to see if or how those Mac spyware apps behave with it... Has anyone installed and used something like Snitch to see what it's doing?

So the era of "no viruses/trojans on the Mac" has come to an end, eh? And it was SONY that did it!? Crazy stuff. I suggest anyone who wants Sony music check out P2P networks. You're less likely to a computer-breaking stealth app that way. :)

this is bad...very bad