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Copy protection rootkit by Sony BMG
Extended Copy Protection (XCP) is a software package developed by the British company First 4 Internet and sold as a copy protection or digital rights management (DRM) scheme for Compact Discs. It was used on some CDs distributed by Sony BMG and sparked the 2005 Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal; in that context it is also known as the Sony rootkit. Wikipedia →
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Extradition laws and treaties, United StatesUnited States · 1795
Treaties, etcRand McNally · 1714
American FilmAmerican Film Institute · 1975- 📕Message from the President of the United StatesUnited States. President (1797-1801 : Adams) · 1797
Modern Operating SystemsAndrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos · 1992
Message from the President of the United StatesUnited States Department of War · 1799
Essentials of educational psychologyJeanne Ellis Ormrod · 2006
Starting Out with JavaTony Gaddis · 2004
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