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News Burst: Linux community wants SDMI hack boycott

Some members of the Linux community are rejecting the record industry's request to help it create a more secure technical lock on its digital music
Written by Lisa M. Bowman, Contributor

The Linux Journal is sponsoring a boycott of the Secure Digital Music Initiative hacking challenge, which starts tomorrow and promises to pay $10,000 (£7,078) to any hacker who strips out the watermark from a digital song.

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