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Security A to Z: Rootkits

November 27, 2006 Hackers aren't the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream. TAGS: rootkit, digital-rights management, Sony Corp., trojan horse, security, CD, PC

U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban

February 20, 2007 Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value. TAGS: digital-rights management, petition, U.K., government, copyright law, Steve Jobs, restriction, rootkit, Sony Corp., CD

Sony has far to go in rootkit case

December 20, 2006 Label settled with two states but still must negotiate with others for secretly loading antipiracy software onto computers. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, digital-rights management, antipiracy, rootkit, Texas, entertainment company, California, Sony Corp., attorney, Amazon.com Inc., entertainment, CD

Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states

December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, digital-rights management, state, antipiracy, rootkit, Massachusetts, Sony Corp., Texas, agreement, California, CD

Siggraph: Taking on fair use, privacy and DRM

August 1, 2006 Sony, the Software Freedom Law Center and others weigh in on digital rights management. TAGS: digital-rights management, interoperability, attendee, argument, rootkit, Sony Corp., conference, Apple iTunes, DVD

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod

May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, class action, rootkit, copy protection, digital-rights management, Sony Corp., CD, New York, security

Week in review: Hackers put heat on security

August 4, 2006 Black Hat attendees probed tech security to see what shakes out, especially from Microsoft trees. TAGS: Week in review, Black Hat, hacker, conference, Steve Jobs, rootkit, France, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, VoIP, security, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., Sony Corp., battery, Microsoft Corp.
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