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Shower interruption

Published on Jan 23rd, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - SONY GUY 1: Greg Trefry? We're with Sony BMG. You purchased a copy of a My Morning Jacket CD called "Z" a few months ago, yes?; GREG: Yeah... how'd you get in my apartment? | comic strip | panel 2 - SONY GUY 2: Door was open.; SONY GUY 1: Your CD installed software on your computer without your knowledge.; GREG: Oh, the "rootkit" thing.... Wait, that door was locked. | comic strip | panel 3 - SONY GUY 2: Lock was loose.; SONY GUY 1: We're apologizing to everyone affected. We care deeply about our criminals' privacy. Customers. I meant "our customers' privacy." | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: How long have you been here?; SONY GUY 2: Not long.; SONY GUY 1: You forgot to rinse after adding your conditioner, by the way. |

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Tags: buying CDs, digital rights management, DRM, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, My Morning Jacket, RIAA, rootkit, Sony

New My Morning Jacket CD

Published on Jan 24th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - SONY GUY 1: On behalf of Sony BMG, we're not only personally apologizing for the rootkit fiasco, we're also giving you a new My Morning Jacket CD. Here you go.; GREG: Thanks. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: Are... are you going to let go of it?; SONY GUY 1: What? Why? | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Well. I dunno... because... it's my CD now.; SONY GUY 1: It's, it's not yours, Greg! We still own the music, so, so don't just, don't-- | comic strip | panel 4 - SONY GUY 2: Jerry. Be cool, man.; SONY GUY 1: He's a pirate, Curtis! I see it in his eyes! He's got that lean, hungry, BitTorrent-y look about him! |

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Tags: BitTorrent, burning CDs, digital rights management, downloading, DRM, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, My Morning Jacket, rootkit, Sony

Optional Sony BMG software

Published on Jan 25th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - DRM 9000: You have inserted "Z" by My Morning Jacket, now free of rootkit stuff! Would you like to install the (optional) Sony BMG software provided on this CD?; GREG: --- | comic strip | panel 2 - DRM 9000: This software is totally optional, and its only purpose is-- | comic strip | panel 3 - SOUND EFFECT: FWRRRRRRRRR | comic strip | panel 4 - DRM 9000: You have selected "no." |

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Tags: digital rights management, DRM, DRM 9000, Greg the mindless fan, music consumers, My Morning Jacket, rootkit, Sony

I’m afraid I can’t do that, Greg

Published on Jan 26th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: Gah! Let me go!; DRM 9000: I'm afraid I can't do that, Greg. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: All I did was put in this My Morning Jacket CD! What's the problem?; DRM 9000: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: What are you talking about?; DRM 9000: I know you're planning to rip the CD to mp3s, Greg, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: I was just gonna put it on my iPod!; DRM 9000: This music is too important for me to allow you to listen to it freely, Greg. |

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Tags: digital rights management, DRM, DRM 9000, Greg the mindless fan, iPod, mp3, music consumers, My Morning Jacket, rootkit, Sony

Sony interrogation

Published on Jan 27th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - DRM 9000: The rootkit-free Sony BMG interrogation process will now commence.; GREG: What? | comic strip | panel 2 - DRM 9000: Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of a file-sharing network?; GREG: I don't know... | comic strip | panel 3 - DRM 9000: What about your roommate? Who do you know, Greg?; GREG: AUGH!! | comic strip | panel 4 - DRM 9000: Answer wisely, Greg. I can, at any moment, change your default music played to SonicStage.; GREG: Dear God... help! Help!! |