NY may sue Sony & other Sony Stuff

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Posted in music on November 30, 2005

"New York Attorney General is making threatening noises over Sony's rootkit DRM. There are still CDs infected with the malicious software in his jurisdiction and a spokesperson for his office says that he is 'looking into' a lawsuit against Sony. The Texas AG has already announced a lawsuit under his state's anti-spyware law, seeking $100K per CD." [Boing Boing]

AND
* Sony knew about rootkits 28 days before the story broke
* Sony Walkman is Reborn
* Sticky Tape Defeats Sony DRM Copy Protection
* Sony BMG Recall: Amazon.com Proactive, Others Not So Much

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A List of CD's Infected with Sony's BS
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