arstechnica.com — Sony BMG does not need to pay a fine, but they are required to provide exchanges for existing DRM-enabled CDs until June 31, 2007, and pay up to $150 to anyone who spent money trying to remove the rootkit or repair any damage from it.
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Closed AccountJan 31, 2007
Why is anyone surprised by this. a hacker is just a peon. famous and rich people, big corps are higher class and get treated better by the government. it is also important that other peons see that happening so they are kept in their place.
tvcityJan 31, 2007
There is also a list here on the settlement site, not sure if this is all inclusive or not.<a class="user" href="http://www.sonybmgcdtechsettlement.com/">http://www.sonybmgcdtechsettlement.com/</a>
fulldecentJan 31, 2007
O RLY?
sirloinJan 31, 2007
You mean the corporate fed?Of the company, by the company and for the company.
leroybrownJan 31, 2007
Uhh.. Maybe because autorun is enabled by default, and most people know jack about computers?But then using computers, in general, without knowing much about them is "just asking for trouble." That's why the wife doesn't get to use my computer (well, midget porn too), and also why it took her only 10 minutes to infect our brand new laptop with adware, meanwhile my PC with up-to-date patches and zero anti-whatever has never been infected by anything ever.The moral of the story is, with computer users, there is no such thing as "common sense."
dedpoetJan 31, 2007
I've been boycotting them for a while, but the rootkit thing was the nail in the coffin for me. I won't even buy a CD on their Epic label unless I can find it used so they don't make any money from me.@PhoneGuy - Unfortunately, their high-end televisions are immensely popular. Seems like everyone I know with a newer big screen has a Sony or a Panasonic now.
fhernandJan 31, 2007
that's what she said