Shift-key lawsuit withdrawn

Interesting to note that the word 'shift' is similar in all but one letter to the word 'shit' hmmmm Paul.

intresting to note that the word shift is smiliar in all but one letter to the word "sift". But anyway, one lawsuit down, (insert big number here) more to go.

They knew they couldn't win. I mean, come on. How long would it have taken some hacker to figure that out. I personally always use shift when inserting any CD I'm going to rip, because I don't want the 'enhanced' content loading while I'm copying the CD.

Actually, I would have liked to see this go to trial and have the company lose its ass. We need something in the case law to support us consumers and show how far companies are taking the DMCA.

What would be really funny is if the record companys that use SunnComm sues them because there anti copying system is crap and no longer work as it should.

What would be really funny is if the record companys that use SunnComm sues them because there anti copying system is crap and no longer work as it should.

DMCA seems to go against the innoncent-until-proven-guilty concept. Programs that circumvent copy protection are illegal because people COULD use them to pirate DVDs and CDs. What about the other 99.999% of us who just want to rip a DVD once in a while to play on an old laptop without a DVD drive or something.

They ignore that fact, that's what they do.

I always disable the "autoplay" feature in Windows..... for data and DVD's...

Aye... that damn autoplay is a pain in the arse.... a good intent ill give them but poor implementation at best.

No reliable copy protection scheme can depend on the secrecy or tricks like that. Did they honestly expect every single person to fall for that? I sure hope not. I'd question their intelligence if they did.

Hmmmm.. Should have sued Microsoft because their software allow circumvention of copy protection... (after all, they designed the shift key to prevent autorun, thereby defeating the copy protection). How far WILL this DMCA crao go?

Good point Random69. DMCA is out of control. We need a case similar to Roe vs. Wade to set a much more favorable precedent.

MediaMax copy protection...What is the driver name and where is it located(if you don't hit the shift key first that is...)?