It seems that Sony have decided to deal sensibly with those who had their machines left open to compromise by its anti fair use rootkit software that was illegally installed with legitimate CD purchases.
http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_05.php#004693A U.S. District Court judge in New York gave final approval Monday to a settlement for music fans who purchased Sony BMG music CDs containing flawed copy protection programs.
"This settlement gets music fans what they thought they were buying in the first place: music that will play on all their electronic devices without installing sneaky software," said Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Legal Director Cindy Cohn.
The claim process actually began back in February and provides anyone who purchased Sony BMG CDs that included First4Internet XCP and SunnComm MediaMax software with the same music without digital rights management (DRM). Some people are also eligible for additional downloads or a small cash settlement. Anyone who bought one of the affected CDs should start the claims process at http://www.eff.org/sony.
I hope other labels who attempt to attack users machines in a similar manner take notice of this decision, industry sponsored cyber terrorism is not something the consumer should have to face from wel known companies that are placing the profit margin above the rights and safety of their customers.
I wonder if the PS3 rings home ... ?
