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NEWS - December 29, 2005

by roddy32 Dec 29, 2005 1:51AM PST

Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit
By Ingrid Marson, ZDNet (UK)
Published on ZDNet News: December 29, 2005, 9:12 AM PT

Sony BMG has struck a deal with the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit over copy-restriction software it used in music CDs, according to a settlement document filed at a New York court Wednesday.

The record label has agreed to compensate buyers of CDs that contained the XCP and MediaMax DRM programs and to provide software utilities to allow consumers to uninstall both types of software from their computer.

more here
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6012173.html?tag=zdnn.alert

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provide software utilities to uninstall...

by caktus Dec 29, 2005 4:44AM PST

Didn't Sony already do this, but made matters worse?

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BTW, settlements pretty lame...

by caktus Dec 29, 2005 4:53AM PST

considering the hassel caused by the rootkit, and problematic fix they first provided, and damage to some machines.

I still won't touch another Sony product with a dead man's hands.

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