Microsoft Uses Cracked Software!! - Page 2

**American Zombie** · November 12th, 2004

All the wavs in that folder say deepz0ne but that does not mean anything.
Just because you do a search and it comes to some cracker does not mean this is what MS did.
WHy would they do that as if they wanted they could by the whole company?

The reviewer here has the same name that appears in the files but I don't think he is a hacker.

ApparitionX · November 12th, 2004

heh heh

_kC_ · November 12th, 2004

Originally Posted by American Zombie

All the wavs in that folder say deepz0ne but that does not mean anything.
Just because you do a search and it comes to some cracker does not mean this is what MS did.
WHy would they do that as if they wanted they could by the whole company?

The reviewer here has the same name that appears in the files but I don't think he is a hacker.

strange that deepz0ne cracked sound forge v4.5....

dont even try too stick up for microsoft theyve been caught welland truly with their pants down

**Xie** · November 13th, 2004

Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /.

**American Zombie** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by _kC_

strange that deepz0ne cracked sound forge v4.5....
dont even try too stick up for microsoft theyve been caught welland truly with their pants down

Some info for you in case you did not know....the name you see in a wav file is the person who produced or authored the wav file.

Would you say someone who works for Sourceforge hacks?
Taken from the member list.

**Jewelzz** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by Xie

Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /.

The stole it from us ... post it Xie

**Xie** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Some info for you in case you did not know....the name you see in a wav file is the person who produced or authored the wav file.

Would you say someone who works for Sourceforge hacks?
Taken from the member list.

Did you find that nick via a search or did you confuse "sourceforge" with "soundforge"?

I think it's possible for more then 1 person online to be using the nick "deepz0ne".

**NetRyder** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by Xie

Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /.

Oh boy...really not the best place for such news.

Now you'll have the /.-ers going OMGZ!!11 M$ r t3H sUx0Rzzzz!!1!

**Xie** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by NetRyder

Oh boy...really not the best place for such news.
Now you'll have the /.-ers going OMGZ!!11 M$ r t3H sUx0Rzzzz!!1!

Like this ?

**NetRyder** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by Xie

Like this ?

Hahaha, aren't they so predictable?

Oh well, with /. being such a huge site, it should probably generate enough buzz for us to get some kind of real/official answer.

**FishBoy** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by NetRyder

No.

Sorry, that doesn't make much sense.

like you know when a company buys the idea of another company? maybe that's what they did

**American Zombie** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by Xie

I think it's possible for more then 1 person online to be using the nick "deepz0ne".

Exactly my point, thanks

Just because the wav was authored by deepz0ne does not mean it was the one who was or is a hacker.

**Xie** · November 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Exactly my point, thanks
Just because the wav was authored by deepz0ne does not mean it was the one who was or is a hacker.

Anything is possible. Also should be cracker not hacker .. sorry to be picky but is a world of difference and bothers me sometimes.

jimi_81 · November 13th, 2004

looks like this was already posted...
hehe

sorry dudes!

I just found this absolutely insane article. too funny. check it out!!

"An anonymous reader writes "German PC-Welt magazine reports that Microsoft used an illegal copy of SoundForge 4.5 (Google translation) for editing Wave files shipped with Windows Media Player. You can check that yourself by opening any file in the [Windows location] \Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav\ folder in notepad or other editors of your choice and looking at the last line. There you will find a reference to SoundForge 4.5 and also a user called 'Deepz0ne' who happens to be one of the founders of an audio software cracking group called Radium."

**NetRyder** · November 13th, 2004

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**NetRyder** · November 13th, 2004

It is unclear if Microsoft took the file off of a royalty-free sound effects library, outsourced its sound editing to someone with an illegal copy or used a warez version of SoundForge itself.

So many possibilities...and all of them are quite plausible.

**SPeedY_B** · November 14th, 2004

Well it's on this German web-site, slashdot and The Register (UK), I'm just awaiting a statement from Microsoft regarding the matter

**Kush** · November 14th, 2004

does microsoft even know of the issue? how will they release a statement if they dont knoq about it?

**Xie** · November 14th, 2004

Originally Posted by themafia_69

does microsoft even know of the issue? how will they release a statement if they dont knoq about it?

It has reached big "geek" sites like /. they will know soon enough if they don't already (I don't see how they couldn't).

_kC_ · November 15th, 2004

'Bladierfelt' (his commercial name is 'Bill Brown) composed the samples for microsoft who was sub-contracted to do them. Then was released into retail editions of windows from microsoft. 'Bill brown' is the composer and musician
responsible for the sample bytes.

So the original story is sort of right but a little out of context. I suppose though when it comes down to black & white, they did use a Radium version to edit their samples redardless of any work sub-contracted through a 3rd party.
The composers website . . . Check Item 11
http://billbrownmusic.com/scorecentralBILLBROWN_PRT1.htm#WinXP"

November 12th, 2004	Top \| #23
_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 514 Reputation: 270 Power: 106	Originally Posted by American Zombie All the wavs in that folder say deepz0ne but that does not mean anything. Just because you do a search and it comes to some cracker does not mean this is what MS did. WHy would they do that as if they wanted they could by the whole company? The reviewer here has the same name that appears in the files but I don't think he is a hacker. strange that deepz0ne cracked sound forge v4.5.... dont even try too stick up for microsoft theyve been caught welland truly with their pants down

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #24
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #25
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,849 Reputation: 2689 Power: 148	Originally Posted by _kC_ strange that deepz0ne cracked sound forge v4.5.... dont even try too stick up for microsoft theyve been caught welland truly with their pants down Some info for you in case you did not know....the name you see in a wav file is the person who produced or authored the wav file. Would you say someone who works for Sourceforge hacks? Taken from the member list.

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #26
Jewelzz Queen of Farts Joined: March 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 10,944 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 1843 Power: 249	Originally Posted by Xie Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /. The stole it from us ... post it Xie

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #27
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Originally Posted by American Zombie Some info for you in case you did not know....the name you see in a wav file is the person who produced or authored the wav file. Would you say someone who works for Sourceforge hacks? Taken from the member list. Did you find that nick via a search or did you confuse "sourceforge" with "soundforge"? I think it's possible for more then 1 person online to be using the nick "deepz0ne". tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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November 12th, 2004	Top \| #21
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,849 Reputation: 2689 Power: 148	All the wavs in that folder say deepz0ne but that does not mean anything. Just because you do a search and it comes to some cracker does not mean this is what MS did. WHy would they do that as if they wanted they could by the whole company? The reviewer here has the same name that appears in the files but I don't think he is a hacker.

November 12th, 2004	Top \| #22
ApparitionX Sick of it all. Joined: April 2004 Posts: 117 Reputation: 10 Power: 97	heh heh

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #28
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Originally Posted by Xie Uh oh M$ better come up with a story. This has just hit the frontpage of /. Oh boy...really not the best place for such news. Now you'll have the /.-ers going OMGZ!!11 M$ r t3H sUx0Rzzzz!!1! http://kunal.kundaje.net

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #29
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Originally Posted by NetRyder Oh boy...really not the best place for such news. Now you'll have the /.-ers going OMGZ!!11 M$ r t3H sUx0Rzzzz!!1! Like this ? tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #30
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Originally Posted by Xie Like this ? Hahaha, aren't they so predictable? Oh well, with /. being such a huge site, it should probably generate enough buzz for us to get some kind of real/official answer. http://kunal.kundaje.net

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #31
FishBoy Feeeesh Joined: August 2004 Location: Khobar, Saudi Arabia (for summer vacay) Posts: 1,685 Reputation: 530 Power: 113	Originally Posted by NetRyder No. Sorry, that doesn't make much sense. like you know when a company buys the idea of another company? maybe that's what they did

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #32
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,849 Reputation: 2689 Power: 148	Originally Posted by Xie I think it's possible for more then 1 person online to be using the nick "deepz0ne". Exactly my point, thanks Just because the wav was authored by deepz0ne does not mean it was the one who was or is a hacker.

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #33
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Originally Posted by American Zombie Exactly my point, thanks Just because the wav was authored by deepz0ne does not mean it was the one who was or is a hacker. Anything is possible. Also should be cracker not hacker .. sorry to be picky but is a world of difference and bothers me sometimes. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #34
jimi_81 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: May 2002 Location: Stoney Creek, ON, Canada Posts: 820 Reputation: 500 Power: 132	Microsoft Pirates looks like this was already posted... hehe sorry dudes! I just found this absolutely insane article. too funny. check it out!! "An anonymous reader writes "German PC-Welt magazine reports that Microsoft used an illegal copy of SoundForge 4.5 (Google translation) for editing Wave files shipped with Windows Media Player. You can check that yourself by opening any file in the [Windows location] \Help\Tours\WindowsMediaPlayer\Audio\Wav\ folder in notepad or other editors of your choice and looking at the last line. There you will find a reference to SoundForge 4.5 and also a user called 'Deepz0ne' who happens to be one of the founders of an audio software cracking group called Radium."

November 13th, 2004	Top \| #35
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Threads Merged http://kunal.kundaje.net

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November 13th, 2004	Top \| #36
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	It is unclear if Microsoft took the file off of a royalty-free sound effects library, outsourced its sound editing to someone with an illegal copy or used a warez version of SoundForge itself. So many possibilities...and all of them are quite plausible. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 307	Well it's on this German web-site, slashdot and The Register (UK), I'm just awaiting a statement from Microsoft regarding the matter 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 181	does microsoft even know of the issue? how will they release a statement if they dont knoq about it? If Someones post is helpful or makes you laugh, reward the person by clicking on this button--->

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Originally Posted by themafia_69 does microsoft even know of the issue? how will they release a statement if they dont knoq about it? It has reached big "geek" sites like /. they will know soon enough if they don't already (I don't see how they couldn't). tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

November 15th, 2004	Top \| #40
_kC_ OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Posts: 514 Reputation: 270 Power: 106	'Bladierfelt' (his commercial name is 'Bill Brown) composed the samples for microsoft who was sub-contracted to do them. Then was released into retail editions of windows from microsoft. 'Bill brown' is the composer and musician responsible for the sample bytes. So the original story is sort of right but a little out of context. I suppose though when it comes down to black & white, they did use a Radium version to edit their samples redardless of any work sub-contracted through a 3rd party. The composers website . . . Check Item 11 http://billbrownmusic.com/scorecentralBILLBROWN_PRT1.htm#WinXP"