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Sony BMG sued over anti-piracy software
0 Comments | AFP, November, 2005
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Sony BMG was hit with two lawsuits, alleging that the company deceived consumers by using copy protection on its music CDs that opened up personal computers to hackers and malicious software.
One lawsuit was filed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, alleging that Sony BMG violated that state's anti-spyware law with its XCP anti-piracy program that installed hidden files when the music CDs were inserted into a PC drive.
The Texas suit seeks an injunction against Sony BMG that would halt the company from selling CDs with the XCP copy protection software, and fines of 100,000 dollars for each violation of the law on spyware -- usually defined as a program that can monitor or take control of a personal computer.
A separate class-action...
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