, 2005-11-22
The big story the last few weeks has been the Sony BMG rootkit and in fact, it's the kind of story for which columnists drool: a big company does something unbelievably dumb that violates basic security principles. If you don't know what I'm talking about (and if you really don't, I'm amazed - you need to follow the news more!), you can read excellent coverage on SecurityFocus, plus a good write-up on Wired, or catch up with a timeline of events brought to you by Boing Boing (parts one, two and three).
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Personally I'd like to see the same (criminal law) rules applied to Sony as to other "organised distribution for profit" large scale copyright infringements - namely a fine/damages per infringement, destruction of all infringing copies AND destruction of all equipment used in the production of the infringing copies.
This is, as I understand it, the potential under UK criminal law regarding copyright. The situation in the US may be different.
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