Sony fought back against Napster and DAT with some aggressive tactics culminating in a Rootkit shipped on some 22,000,000 audio CDs spanning 52 titles. Dave was the dev manager for Windows CD Autorun and explains the scandal including technical details. Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire: https://amzn.to/3diQILq Discord: https://discord.gg/eMVWUvrkP6 Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal Mark's Blog: https://web.archive.org/web/20150317040653/http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/31/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights-management-gone-too-far.aspx Gear and Equipment List: Sony FX3: https://amzn.to/3EiYBg1 Sigma 35mm Art Lens: https://amzn.to/31sfJS1 ElectroVoice Mic: https://amzn.to/3EevlXE Glide Gear Prompter: https://amzn.to/3oeO5AQ Atomos Ninja V Recorder: https://amzn.to/3xQ4YVr USB-C to SATA: https://amzn.to/3xOYZ3j 4TB Samsung SSD: https://amzn.to/3xPnHRl Reticam MT-01 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3xRzCOy Aputure Light: https://amzn.to/3EnvKHm Aputure Light Dome: https://amzn.to/31qN0g5 The great Andreas Spiess, from whom I stole the reference to "sitting in the front row": null "Star Trek" Excerpt Credits (via MovieClips.com) TM & © Paramount (1984) Cast: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, George Takei, Christopher Lloyd, David Cadiente, Bob K. Cummings, Branscombe Richmond Director: Leonard Nimoy Producers: Harve Bennett, Ralph Winter Screenwriters: Gene Roddenberry, Harve Bennett Disclaimer: I am long since retired from Microsoft and wasn't an official spokesman even when I did work there!