Digital rights management, spyware, and security
E.W. Felten, J. Alex Halderman · IEEE Security & Privacy · 2006
In October 2005, Sysinternals' Mark Russinovich discovered a rootkit on his computer, which he later determined stemmed from a Sony-BMG compact disc. In this article, the authors examine the copy-protection software found on those discs and the implications for digital rights management.