Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit | CNET News.com

Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit | CNET News.com

This is actually old news, but I heard a rumor today that an IT person was actually UNAWARE of the Sony rootkit problem. I use the term IT person very lightly here. Anyway, settled, but not forgotten...

*****

The lawsuit against Sony for including rootkit software with its music CDs has been settled. The company agreed to compensate those who bought the CDs that had the XCP copy protection and provide them with utilities to uninstall the software from their computers. Buyers can exchange the XCP CDs for non-copy-protected versions, download free albums and/or receive a cash payment of $7.50 plus an album download. You have to return the XCP CD to Sony or send them your receipt where you returned it to a retailer.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are out of the trapezoid of trust my friend...OUT!

Aaron @ www.HornIT.net said...

Whatever, Jeremy. Trapezoids are a cult anyway.

Anonymous said...

dodecahedron's are non cultist and invoke trust...

Search Aaron's Tech Blog