[saganite]

Sony BMG suspends copy-protection software
By Paul Taylor in New York
Published: November 11 2005 20:31 | Last updated: November 11 2005 20:31

Sony BMG, the joint venture record label, was on Friday forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its use of copy-protection technology on music CDs that exposed some PC users to hackers.


The company said it would “temporarily suspend” use of the controversial software and apologised to PC users for “possible inconvenience” it may have caused.

The turnaround came after several PC security firms identified a “Trojan“ e-mail virus designed to exploit software that some of Sony BMG's music CDs install on their owners' computers when played


http://news.ft.com/cms/s/018223e4-52f0-11da-8d05-0000779e2340.html

[dickmc]

It's pretty clear that Sony has serious legal problems in at least California, England, and Italy due to the following:

1. Some portions of DRM installed before EULA even appears and is accepted.

2. No indication in EULA of type of software installed

3. Cloaking

4. Removal tool that does not remove it

5. Makes computer susceptible to viruses or Trojans

6. Apparently propagates within networks

7. Phone home function

Much as I dislike lawyers and class action suits, I hope they loose their a** big time. It is one thing to copy protect, it is something else to screw up customer's computer.

I can't see given the legal problems how they can avoid not recalling the CDs!!!!!!!