Rootkit “Antipiracy” Scheme Proves Costly To Sony BMG

Sony BMG will pay $750,000 in penalties and costs and reimburse California consumers whose computers were harmed by antipiracy software on some CDs sold by the record company, California officials said on Tuesday. The agreement between Sony BMG and the attorneys general of Los Angeles County and the state of California settles a lawsuit charging that the company secretly embedded digital rights management software on CDs that...

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Digital Chocolate & EMI Music Canada Partner To Sell Mobile Game, Music And Break Artists

Digital Chocolate, Inc., a leading publisher of high-quality, original software for mobile phones, and EMI Music Canada are joining forces to deliver an innovative mobile entertainment experience that merges mobile music and gaming. The first joint offering – a mobile game called Club k-os – will incorporate EMI Music Canada recording artist k-os’s likeness and his hit single “Sunday Morning,” from his...

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