Sony DRM defeated by sticky tape

Found on The Inquirer on Monday, 21 November 2005
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Sony's DRM technology was a waste of time because it could be defeated by a bit of sticky tape.

According to the bean counters at Gartner, the stealth technology which has got Sony in such deep trouble was easily defeated by low tech means.

The big G says that all you have to do is stick a fingernail-sized piece of opaque tape to the outer edge of the disc, rendering session 2 - which contains the self-loading DRM software, unreadable. The PC then treats the CD as a single-session music CD, and CD "rip" programs continue to work.

Of course the big G does not recommend that users try this, although we are curious to know if the suits there have tested it.

Of course if rules that the RIAA want accepted by congress get through, it will be possible for Sony to sue the makers of sticky tape for knowingly creating a tool for music piracy.

Same effect as the old textmarker trick. However, the easiest solution is to turn autorun off and leave all that copyright "protection" useless.