Sony BMG byter ut infekterade skivor mot mp3-filer

Postat: 2005-11-22 kl. 16.57

4. As announced today, SONY BMG has commenced an exchange program whereby any consumer who has purchased an XCP-protected compact disc will be able to receive a replacement, non-copy protected disc and MP3 files of the titles.

Sony BMG Sony BMG Commences Compact Disc Exchange Program for XCP Content cds (2005-11-18) [via HitOchDit]

Nog för att det är ett led i en pr-räddnings-aktion, men är det här det första steget mot en DRM-fri musikvärld?

EFF lämnade förresten in en class action suite igår mot Sony BMG. Den gör gällande att de inte bara är ute efter deras användning av XCP-rootkit:et utan också MediaMax mjukvara som finns på 20 miljoner sålda skivor i Nordamerika:

EFF is pleased that Sony BMG has taken steps in acknowledging the security risks caused by the XCP CDs, including a recall of the infected discs. However, these measures still fall short of what the company needs to do to fix the problems caused to customers by XCP, and Sony BMG has failed entirely to respond to concerns about MediaMax, which affects over 20 million CDs -- ten times the number of CDs as the XCP software.

EFF EFF Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Sony BMG (2005-11-21)