We have two awesomely inexplicable voice mails today, we discuss the rise of Zeus (the botnet), and Ubisoft’s new DRM scheme sends us into a synchronized rage. We also chat with Peter Brantley, co-founder of the Open Book Alliance, about the latest twist and turn in the Google Books settlement attempt. Short version: copyright law sucks, but not quite as much as class-action law. What a mess. –Molly

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