Friday, December 30, 2005
DRM 3D: A Settlement In The Works?
Well well well. Looks like Sony wants a quick end to the mess they themselves created. Unless you've been under a rock or are a non-tech-savvy person, you've heard of the ruckus over Sony's use of DRM software to prevent people from ripping CD audio to MP3/OGG/etc. If that isn't bad enough, the software left holes the size of Alaska in computer security, inviting malicious folk to waltz in and take control of a person's PC. Well, they got the pants sued off of them, and it looks like there's a potential settlement on the horizon. The hope is that this will cripple the use of DRM altogether, but sadly it seems that it might be a catylist for legislation to encourage the practice, not destory it. (Link (PDF) -- via Slashdot)
