There are ways around that too. I gather you could rip the CD, as long as you didn't install the viewer for the "added content." Frankly, I don't know that there is any way of rendering a CD unrippable if the CD has to conform to redbook specs.
Nevertheless, the whole thing was offensive. I also find it particularly strange that, while defending themselves as taking legitimate steps to protect their intellectual property, they may have appropriated, without consent, copyrighted code from LAME and VideoLAN. Its OK for Sony to violate copyright, but not Joe Consumer.
Zeesh. I was going to buy a Playstation 3, but I'm totally rethinking anything that has to do with Sony.
Nevertheless, the whole thing was offensive. I also find it particularly strange that, while defending themselves as taking legitimate steps to protect their intellectual property, they may have appropriated, without consent, copyrighted code from LAME and VideoLAN. Its OK for Sony to violate copyright, but not Joe Consumer.
Zeesh. I was going to buy a Playstation 3, but I'm totally rethinking anything that has to do with Sony.