If you think back a few short years, you might remember a very controversial copy protection technology (XCP) used on a number of Sony BMG CD titles. The DRM used a rootkit to bury itself deep into the operating system and it was very hard to remove. Sony BMG settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States over the incident, but it stands as the biggest example ... [ read the full article ]
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=) that accusation would not hold very well since it is sony that is installing software not user.
$1750 sound fair for infecting users computer(s), too bad sony customers in us got crappier deal. At least for me it would be days work to backup my data, write down setting and reinstall vista, retrieve data from backup, install software/games/drivers and set settings like i want... just because i wanted to listen sony music.
Originally posted by pphoenix: we should all get $1,750 in damages for listening to the talentless auto-tuned Anastacia.
It has been established in court that disturbing noise can be treated as assault. The offender can be charged a fine that will be given to the victim(s). From this logic, we all deserve at least $1750 from sony for all the terrible noise they call music.