Original URL: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/05/23/sony_rootkit_settlement/
Judge approves Sony rootkit settlement
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Posted in Software & Security, 23rd May 2006 11:13 GMT
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Federal courts have decided the penalty Sony BMG must suffer for exposing thousands of music fans' computers to hackers with dodgy DRM software last year [1]. District court judge Naomi Reice Buchwald granted final approval for a settlement yesterday.
Consumers will receive new malware and vulnerability-free CDs, a patch to remove the offending XCP or MediaMax code, and Sony will be dishing out free downloads.
Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Cindy Cohn said: "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."
Sony's pages about the settlement, including how to claim, are here [2]. The list of popular platters covered by the ruling is here [3]. ®