Sony To Settle Anti-Piracy CD Row

He found that the rootkit came from XCP anti-piracy software on a Sony BMG CD. It also left his machine open to exploit by malicious programmers and computer virus writers. He publicised his findings and it soon turned into a PR disaster for the music maker. Sony eventually recalled all CDs using XCP and offered refunds to consumers. Other researchers found separately that the MediaMax anti-piracy software used by Sony BMG on other CDs also left consumers' PCs open to a variety of security problems. In all, millions of CDs are thought to have been sold that use the controversial programs. Sony BMG has released a list of the 52 discs that use XCP and the 34 that used MediaMax. All the affected CDs were only sold in North America. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/technology/4568670.stm Published: 2005/12/30 11:21:05 GMT

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