Sony compensates CDs 'rootkits'

Sony has agreed to limit the compensation for customers in the US and Canada to buy CDs containing rootkit software.

Currently the above compensation commitment has not been officially certified, it is being completed legally. However, Sony will, in principle, pay $ 7.5 in cash and a music album (download from the network) for any customer who returns a defective CD to confirm that they have purchased.

Without receiving money, users can download 3 music albums for free. However, this form only applies to customers who purchase CDs with XCP anti-copying software; for CDs with MediaMax anti-copying software, users are only compensated with music albums.

Sony's above-mentioned settlement comes after a series of lawsuits from its partners and customers when an independent security researcher found that anti-piracy software on the Sony CD problem".

Testing shows that the software, when installed on a computer, will be virtually impossible to remove. In addition, in some cases, it also makes the computer unstable, creating loopholes for hackers to attack.

According to Sony BMG, there were 52 XCP used CDs, and 34 MediaMax CDs used in North America. All defective CDs will be recovered.

Sony BMG is carrying a rather painful case in Texas, which accuses it of violating CPACS antispyware laws. In addition, Sony BMG can also be sued by an independent user.