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Another Reason to Boycott Sony
Sony has filed for a patent for a technology to tether a video-game to a console so that you can't sell it, loan it out, play it on a new console after your existing one is stolen or damaged, etc. Some speculate that this is intended for use with the PS3, but wherever it's deployed, it's very consistent with Sony's ongoing contempt for its customers. Once you've installed rootkits onto everyone's PCs, what's a little unfair trade practices aimed at killing the aftermarket?
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via | Boing Boing |

Putting software on CDs that secretly infects computers with a major security vulnerability is no way to defend copyrights. It's time consumers struck back.
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via | Wired News |

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