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Computer Security - Sony BMG faces digital-rights siege |
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"The criticism of music giant Sony BMG Music Entertainment and its
surreptitious copy protection software went up an octave this week as attorneys and law firms readied nearly a half dozen legal complaints against the company on behalf of consumers." "To make installing this program akin to a strip search when you are checking out of the county jail--it shows there is a deep rift between these media giants and their consumers. " Ethan Preston, Of Counsel, Cirignani Heller Harman & Lynch "Ten days after two security researchers took Sony BMG to task for its invasive copy protection, labeling the software a "rootkit," a digital-rights organization and four law firms are preparing cases against the music giant. Moreover, the company's assertion that its software did not harm users' security was weakened on Thursday when a Trojan horse attempted to take advantage of the code to hide itself on freshly compromised Windows systems that had Sony BMG's technology installed" http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11356?ref=rss Imhotep Imhotep |
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