Sounds like another state is getting in on the easy cash train Sony is running
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004292.phpIt has been reported that certain Sony music cd’s contain a software program apparently intended to protect against unauthorized duplication of the cd by the purchaser. This software is referred to as digital rights management (DRM) software and is used to regulate the number of times a CD may be copied by that computer system. The consumer is not informed in detail of the DRM and the in order to listen to the cd, the consumer must allow the download of the software onto the hard drive. There is no uninstall feature offered. In Sony cds the DRM software has been designed to be almost undetectable on computers with Windows operating systems. It is reported and we have initiated our own investigation of the fact that the DRM file is very difficult to locate and even more difficult to remove, even by a professional, without damaging the Windows system and the overall operation of the computer. This software is not detected by the standard antivirus and antispyware software.
The Florida matter is case number L05-3-1157, out of Crist's Tampa Economic Crimes office.
While I,m all for Sony paying up to fix the damage they have caused I cannot see how the average infected user is being helped here.
This will be settled like the suits in Texas and sounds like just another effort for a "pay off" for not taking the matter further.
Who is
actually going to fix the users machines and pay damages while the repairs are made ? Answers on a postcard please... :roll:
