Sony Stops Making Anti-piracy CDs

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Sony has said it will suspend the production of music CDs with anti-piracy technology which can leave computers vulnerable to viruses.

The move came after security firms said hackers were exploiting the software to hide their creations. The software has been used by viruses to evade detection by anti-virus programs and infect computers.

Sony said it had a right to stop people illegally copying music, but added that the halt was precautionary. "We also intend to re-examine all aspects of our content protection initiative to be sure that it continues to meet our goals of security and ease of consumer use," the company said in a statement.

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[KingCobra]

The real people hurt are your paying customers, like with any copy protection.

Sony Blows

[war59312]

yes they do

but i sitll like my sony standalone dvd player

And PS3 sucks!

And speaking of. If they will do what they did to protect their cds on your computer, just imagine what they will do on the ps3. Rootkit built in to make sure you dont played pirated games.

[KingCobra]

Too bad Sony!

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AP - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago

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AUSTIN, Texas - The state sued Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Monday under its new anti-spyware law, saying anti-piracy technology the company slipped into music CDs leaves huge security holes on consumers' computers. The lawsuit is over the so-called XCP technology that Sony had added to more than 50 CDs to restrict to three the number of times a single disc could be copied. After a storm of criticism, Sony recalled the discs last week.

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