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    Arrow Sony BMG Sued for Software Piracy

    So when is copying IP not theft? When it is someone else's IP; at least according to Sony BMG. Like a mugger who wears shoes that light up while running, apparently someone at Sony BMG called up to get tech support for an ill gotten program called Ideal Migration. When the French developer, PointDev, looked into the support case, they discovered that the software activation key used by Sony BMG was pirated. D'oh!


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    Sounds like someone forgot to install DRM on Sony's computers.

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    April 1st???

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    Quote Originally Posted by fredk View Post
    April 1st???

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    Could be. I found several articles online reporting this and citing Wired as their source. I couldn't find anything on Wired about it. May have been a hoax that spread. Can't say, none of the articles I found had any retractions.


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    Default Sony BMG has pirated software

    Had a good long chuckle on that one. Gotta love the irony

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    Well, PointDev has a link to an article published by EDRI.org (European Digital Rights), so it seems this is strait from the horses mouth.

    Interesting that none of the major news networks have picked this up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fredk View Post
    Interesting that none of the major news networks have picked this up.
    Hey, when it comes to home theater, we ARE a major news network, lol.
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