‘Free’ CD is DRM Trojan

[ via the alert Rick Keir ] Remember that free Elvis Costello CD I was so excited about last week? Turns out it’s primarily a way to goad you into installing a version of Windows Media Player (WMP) which turns on DRM. Of course, you’re free to run WMP, just don’t reformat your hard drive or reinstall Windows. Oops… but if you run Windows, you have to do that on a regular basis, don’t you.

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