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This all started when Sony released the Aibo, a cool little robot dog. Not like any 'intelligent toy' in the past, this one could actually be trained and even showed some rudimentary 'emotions'. A fellow by the name of AiboPet succesfully reverse engineered the code within the Aibo, allowing him to create his own software for it. He then posted the software for thousands of other Aibo owners to download for free. Sony responed with a nasty letter demanding the site be taken down. AiboPet, of course, complied with the order albeit vocally. This started a very large campaign against Sony from the owners of Aibos. Not a week later after Sony realised they don't want to incurr the wrath of such a loyal user base, AiboPet was allowed to repost much of the software. Sony and AiboPet are still talking about this with the interests of both parties in mind. Sony wants to rightly protect their copyright, but they realise that the kind of hacking around that AiboPet started can do nothing but help Sony's bottom line. If Microsoft had only allowed programs written by Microsoft to run on Windows, it would not be the dominant force it is today and I might be using a Powerbook instead of my Tecra. Though, I do own a Powerbook and sometimes dream of the day I can write of this Tecra and use the mac full time ;> Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          Add your comment
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