When poor software undermines great hardware · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave explains the discovery that Sony music CDs installed hidden copy protection software that security researchers treated like a rootkit. His earlier struggle to transfer his own MiniDisc recordings becomes evidence for a larger judgment: a company can build excellent hardware and still damage the entire experience with restrictive, badly executed software.
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Proposed recording date: 2005-11-05. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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