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Sony pays $1.5 million over hidden programs
Sony pays $1.5 million over hidden programs
Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1.5 million and refund thousands of dollars to customers to settle lawsuits brought by California and Texas over music CDs that installed a hidden anti-piracy program on consumers' computers.The settlements, announced Tuesday, cover lawsuits over CDs loaded with one of two types of copy-protection software -- known as MediaMax or XCP. Under the terms of the separate settlements, each state will receive $750,000 in civil penalties and costs.
Sony BMG also agreed to reimburse consumers whose computers were damaged while trying to uninstall the XCP software.
December 21, 2006 at 10:00 PM in Privacy | Permalink
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