Sony stopped selling anti-CD software

True to the judgment of experts, the error in the XCP anti-copy program that Sony has installed on the CD has been exploited by hackers to attack the computer. The situation made the Japanese electronics company decide to stop releasing this DRM license code to the market.

John McKay, a Sony spokesman, officially announced that they temporarily stopped producing CDs containing XCP software ( Extended Copy Protection ) but did not say when it would continue. use this program.

Previous XCP developers have said they are writing new anti-copy software without using Sony's controversial technology.

XCP was developed and launched by First 4 Internet Company (UK) in early 2005. The product has been applied to about 20 song collections, including the country album Get Right with the Man by Van Zant. This software will limit the number of copies of each CD.

The copyright code began to stir up expertise when Mark Russinovich, a Windows operating system expert, revealed how to use the "rootkit" cloak technique to hide XCP on a computer. Rootkits can host many other programs, including viruses that control remote computers.

Sony had to release a patch for XCP but still did not end the strong criticism, considering it a user control with a bad intent.

Thuy Huong ( according to PCWorld )