A couple of days ago I wrote about Alex Halderman who pointed out copy protection software could be blocked if people used the SHIFT key when they inserted a CD. This morning I read in the news that SunnComm Technologies, the company that developed the anticopying technology in question, was suing Halderman as a result.
In a statement, SunnComm alleges Halderman violated criminal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in disclosing the existence of a driver the anticopying software loads on the computer when the CD is played. Probably a result of some hefty negative feedback, they've just retracted and announced they would not pursue the matter in court.
Even threatening a lawsuit in this instance is completely absurd. Why not sue Microsoft for this article on their site? After all, it is Microsoft that enables you to stop AutoRun by holding down the SHIFT key. As for the idiots at SunnComm, would you invest?
