see " Software Writers Spot Open Source in Sony BMG CDs".
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"We can confirm that at least 5 functions in the XCP software are identical to functions in LAME," said Thomas Dullien ...
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There was LAME and other LGPL code in the program, and significant amounts were tightly integrated into the executable program, Saber Security said.
"We can confirm the existence of significant amounts of code from FAAC (which is LGPL) in the executable ... These functions are part of ECDPlayerControl.ocx, thus directly integrated into the executable," Dullien said in an email.
First4Internet, which sold the XCP software program used by Sony BMG on its CDs, declined to comment on the news-story.
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There was LAME and other LGPL code in the program, and significant amounts were tightly integrated into the executable program, Saber Security said.
"We can confirm the existence of significant amounts of code from FAAC (which is LGPL) in the executable ... These functions are part of ECDPlayerControl.ocx, thus directly integrated into the executable," Dullien said in an email.
First4Internet, which sold the XCP software program used by Sony BMG on its CDs, declined to comment on the news-story.
Was that maybe one of the reasons to hide it?
But will they get away with this?
