angus wrote:
] I love the Beastie Boys but I hope this is not true and/or
] they didn't know about it. Basically the story relates that
] the new BB's CD and some rumored copy protection that is
] really is more like malware. "Check, check, check it out!"

What I'm eagerly watching is all the malware/spyware laws about to be passed, which prohibits any piece of software from being installed without my expressed permission. Seeing as how most CD copy protection software works is by installing some DLLs when you insert it in a machine, the RIAA could be getting cornered.

I wonder if the Velvet Revolver CD has some licensing agreement on the wrapper to the effect of "By opening this package you agree to have XYZ software installed on your machine." It begs to question, what can't you put in a licensing agreement?

Malware laws -vs- RIAA