Rootkit infested Sony CD production suspended |
Finally, after 10 media frenzy days, Sony stops the presses on the CDs with the rootkits included. 
We are aware that a computer virus is circulating that may affect computers with XCP content protection software,” the record label said in a statement Friday. “We stand by content protection technology as an important tool to protect our intellectual property rights and those of our artists. Nonetheless, as a precautionary measure, Sony BMG is temporarily suspending the manufacture of CDs containing XCP technology.”
How they can still “stand by” their content protection technology is beyond belief. Thank goodness though that they have finally stopped producing these CDs. Personally, I will have a hard time every trusting anything with Sony’s name on it again especially if it gets inserted into a computer or is downloaded from their website.
Over on my Tablet PC ink blog today’s comic sums up the sordid tale.
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[…] Those pesky rootkit infested CDs turned out to be an expensive lesson for Sony BMG. If the deal is approved the consumer payback option looks like the following: Under terms of the settlement, consumers who purchased disks programmed with the rootkit can get a free replacement, $7.50 in cash, and a free download of one of 200 Sony BMG albums from one of three music-download sites, including Apple Computer’s (AAPL) iTunes. Audiophiles who don’t want to bother with a small check can forgo the cash in favor of three free album downloads. Consumers who bought CDs in 2003 and 2004, containing earlier versions of the copy-protection software, are offered free downloads of their disks’ content. […]
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