Sunday, April 6th 2008
Sony BMG Accused of Piracy
None of the big record labels support music piracy, but it has to be said that Sony BMG has come into the spotlight more than most about this topic, especially when it sold CDs which secretly installed a rootkit on the customer's computer in an attempt to prevent them illegally sharing songs. However, the company is now on the receiving end of an anti-piracy case regarding software installed on four of its servers. French software developer PointDev discovered that Sony BMG was supplying pirated license keys to some employees for the company's Ideal Migration software, which meant it was able to mandate a seizer of Sony BMG's assets. The subsequent raid has revealed that as much as 47% of software on Sony BMG's servers may be pirated, and the music label now faces a €300,000 (over $470,000) lawsuit from PointDev.
Source:
ars technica
18 Comments on Sony BMG Accused of Piracy
i hope they get screwd out of a shitload of cash over this one w00t!
Candle and sony say its ok, so lets go get our eyepatches and download sony software and music!
(just kidding. kinda)
This last time, I think they landed on "legendary fail"
They're getting there . . . 3rd times a charm, right?
Need to install the software badly, we're talking nailing a thousand pirates here. Please send me the keygen ASAP !
Thanks !
Respect,
Jerry, "Stop the pirates"
:laugh:
If I could download any CD I wanted at say... 5 bucks a pop. I would buy all the CDs my heart desired.
Im sure all the legal problems that they have faced with these attempts they make have cost them way too much. Money they could have spent on people to develop better ways to get the media to paying customers!
Sony needs to start listening to their consumers!!
Music is the same, $5 per allbum, or $0.50 per song or something. make it cheap, and the VOLUME of sales will make up for the lower price.