Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 23rd May 2006 16:53 UTC, submitted by dylansmrjones
Millions of music fans will be given free music downloads or money to compensate for flawed anti-piracy software on CDs from label Sony BMG. The final approval to the settlement for lawsuits against the music giant was granted by a US judge on Monday. Sony BMG was accused of using copy protection program on CDs that left computers vulnerable to hackers. The episode caused much embarrassment for the world's second largest music label.
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2005-11-11
With this ill-planned attempt to fight piracy to make an extra buck, all Sony did was
1) Embarrass itself
2) Demonstrated to people that downloading music for free is not only cheaper but also actually SAFER
3) Lost money