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Sony uses stolen software to protect their IP

Nov 17, 2005 11:52AM PST

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Surely this is First4Internet that's gonna get slapped?
Nov 17, 2005 2:59PM PST

Sony bought in the tech unwittingly, and now got caught with its pants down.

Surely First4Internet are going to lose Sonys business for being SOOOOO slack?

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It's Sony's product, they have responsibility
Nov 17, 2005 9:47PM PST

"Sony bought in the tech unwittingly" is being too kind.

I don't for a minute believe that Sony BMG's management deliberately decided to release software that damages its customer's PCs or to steal open-source software. However, it is their product and they have an obligation to do due diligence on what they are buying and reselling. First4Internet is clearly is lacking in compentence, but a company with the resources of Sony can't blame the little guy.

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You know...
Nov 17, 2005 10:40PM PST

With all this crap that Sony is doing, I wonder if anything posted about Sony qualifies as "REPORT OFFENSIVE POST" Frankly they get more and more offensive as the days go by. :-P