That's the question that pearLyrics asked today on its homepage. But the cautious optimism from developer Walter Ritter comes after a rough week.
pearLyrics is software that automates the process of adding lyrics to iTunes tracks. As EFF's Fred von Lohmann outlined in his blog post Tuesday,...

While Sony BMG has only offered a patch for the MediaMax'd CDs that have a serious security problem, a recent Rolling Stone article notes that the band My Morning Jacket is offering its own recall of the MediaMax'd discs:
Mike Martinovich, manager for My Morning Jacket,...

EFF was sad but not surprised to discover that the security holes in the software Sony BMG has placed on its CDs did not end with the XCP rootkit. As reported on EFF's site Tuesday equally troubling risks are built into CDs loaded with another type of software, MediaMax...

Next Steps Unclear, Action Still Needed
The PATRIOT Act took a step closer to reauthorization today as Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania announced that he would sign the conference report (in three parts: one, two, and three).
Backroom deals have watered-down the best reforms...

After failing to reach a compromise on the final draft of the USA PATRIOT renewal bill, as described previously, Congress headed home for some turkey and put off the debate until after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Now everyone's back, and the word through the grapevine is not good. We're...

Spotting Sony BMG's DRM in the wild can be challenging. While many have a standardized disclosure box on the back, CDs with the SunnComm MediaMax software have a far wider array of indicia; notably stickers on the front and, less helpfully, fine print on the back.
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On Monday, EFF went to superior court in North Carolina in order to challenge e-voting recidivist Diebold and their attempt to skirt the state's strong new election transparency rules. Diebold pleaded with the court for an exemption from the statute's requirement to escrow "all software that is relevant to...