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CD installs virus/spyware
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:48:00 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Todd Pinkerton <toddp () geneticmail com> Date: June 25, 2004 10:25:34 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: RE: [IP] CD installs virus/spyware Found it ! http://boingboing.net/2004/06/11/new_beasties_disc_ha.html Update: Ian sez, "Hi, I'm not sure who posted re: Beastie Boys copy protection, but I just spoke with Mike D and their management and theywanted me to pass along that a) This is all territories except the US and UK -- US and UK discs do not have this protection on them; b) All EMI CDs are treated this way, theirs isn't receiving special treatment; c) They would
have preferred not to have the copy protection, but weren't allowed to differ from EMI policy." Now that I read the article more carefully, this seems to be a separateissue from the autoplay Installer , which I assume is on the US/UK discs?
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