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InternetNews January 30, 2007 Roy Mark	Sony BMG Settles FTC DRM Charges Sony BMG Music agreed Tuesday it violated federal law by not telling consumers CDs sold by the company contained digital rights management software that monitored user listening habits to send them marketing messages.
Home Theater November 15, 2005 Mark Fleischmann	Deep Rifts Exposed in Sony BMG Faux Pas Sony BMG's boneheaded misuse of hacker technology has potentially compromised the security of millions of PCs, inspired a bunch of computer viruses, provoked class-action lawsuits, caused a firestorm of protest in online forums, and even attracted veiled criticism from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Jim Wagner	Sony Recalls Rootkit-Plagued CDs Sony BMG is recalling the copyright-protected music CDs that have been causing no end of grief to the company.
IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Stephen Cass	Antipiracy Software Opens Door to Electronic Intruders When security researchers in the U.S. and Finland discovered the music CD/rootkit problem, Sony BMG's reaction was so bad that it will probably be seen in future years as a textbook example of a botched corporate response.
PC World December 30, 2005 Robert McMillan	Copy Controls: How Far Will They Go? Sony's invasive antipiracy efforts point to a coming battle for control of your PC.
Home Theater July 19, 2007	Sony BMG Bites DRM Developer Sony BMG is suing one of two developers of digital rights management schemes that spooked consumers, compromised the security of their PCs, and forced the music label to pay settlements in numerous lawsuits.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax	What Were You Thinking, Sony? Increasingly, music companies like Sony BMG are treating their customers like criminals who borrow, rather than purchase, their products. Sony's recent move goes way beyond that idea -- providing an intrusive technology that, in effect, hijacked its customers' computers.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sony Says I'm Sorry ... 21st-Century Style Sony, despite some recent missteps, tries to set things right with its spyware fiasco. While the stock has certainly been strong, who can buy a company that seems committed to tripping over its own digital feet and aggravating consumers in the pursuit of more money?
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Jim Wagner	Digging Out Sony's DRM Rootkit Using a technique popularized by malware writers, Sony runs software behind the scenes of its copy-protected CDs.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Alyce Lomax	More Sucking Sounds at Sony The state of Texas cries foul over Sony's spyware practices, again. But it seems that many investors still retain a lot of belief in Sony, given that its stock price continues to go up.
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Doug Gale	Can This Virus Be 'Rooted' Out? A new kind of hard-to-detect malware is increasing our vulnerability to hackers and creating headaches for makers of antiviral software.
InternetNews November 14, 2005 Jim Wagner	Microsoft to Block Sony DRM Rootkit Microsoft has joined other security vendors in pursuit of the rootkit component to Sony's now-infamous anti-piracy measure.
PC World September 2005 Laurianne McLaughlin	Copyright Crackdown New XCP2 technology on music CDs limits the number of copies you can make -- and gets in the way of putting tunes on an IPod.
PC World November 5, 2001 Tom Spring	Music Labels Target CD Ripping Claiming to fight piracy, labels test copy protection to keep audio CDs from going digital...
PC World April 11, 2002 Tom Spring	Face the Music: Suits Pending Over Copy Controls Class action suits may spring from consumer complaints of surreptitious CD copy protection...
PC Magazine December 21, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Heard Any Good Malware Lately? Digital rights shouldn't violate civil rights as Sony's DRM rootkit seems to do.
BusinessWeek December 19, 2005 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Just Let Us Play The Movie The entertainment industry has a great opportunity for new markets, and the PC and consumer-electronics industries have an opening for new products. But realizing this potential will require all of them to show some respect for their customers.
InternetNews February 1, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF Sues AT&T Over NSA Wiretaps The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Tuesday, charging the carrier violated the law by assisting in the National Security Agency's controversial wiretap program.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Sony Pays Up Last year's rootkit controversy is coming back to haunt Sony. For investors, Sony remains a tricky gamble until it can keep itself out of the negative limelight and put forth a more customer-oriented approach. There's no such thing as too big to do the right thing.
Home Theater October 5, 2007	Copying Is Stealing, Says Sony BMG A single mother of two was successfully sued for using peer-to-peer file sharing to violate numerous copyrights. What may ultimately come to matter more than the verdict were some of the details that emerged along the way.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Alyce Lomax	A Big Mistake at Sony BMG A small French company has alleged that Sony BMG pirated its software.
Popular Mechanics March 2006 Joel Johnson	Tech Clinic Expert Q & A How many USB devices can I hook up to my PC at one time?... What is he Sony rootkit and how do I get rid of it if it's on my computer?... How can I tell if someone is freeloading on my Wi-Fi network?...
Home Theater April 23, 2007	Sony to Replace Defective DVDs Sony will offer replacements for 20 defective glitch-prone DVD titles.
PC Magazine January 18, 2006 Michael J. Miller	Now Showing on Small Screens Technology is poised to change TV and movies in the same way as online music stores and digital music players have rewritten the rules for music distribution.
InternetNews April 14, 2006 David Miller	Report Details DMCA Misuses A new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation takes aim at the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a controversial law enacted seven years ago to protect intellectual property in the digital age.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Music Biz Blues The industry must recognize the their fragile business model is in need of an extreme makeover and their copyright-protection antics are generating enormous ill-will among the very folks who are supposed to be their customers.
PC World January 2002 Frank Thorsberg & Tom Spring	New Shackles on Your CD, Video Copying In an effort to stem piracy, entertainment companies are placing new copy restrictions into their products...
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InternetNews April 7, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF Charges AT&T Assisted NSA in Surveillance Plan Civil liberties watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation wants public disclosure of documents that allegedly implicate the phone giant's surveillance involvement.
Home Toys February 2006	DVD Insider #49 Sony's rootkit fiasco has RIAA execs thinking twice about how intrusive they make their DRM. Maybe they should send their lawyers to the pirates' lairs and focus on figuring out how to make a living in the always-on Internet.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Burn, Sony, Burn Does the specter of burning laptops bode ill for Sony? The company has made so many missteps lately that its shareholders should wonder whether it's able to run its business in an efficient, competent, customer-friendly manner.
InternetNews March 23, 2005 Michael Singer	Apple's Blogger Probe Appealed The Electronic Frontier Foundation says a subpoena for the 'Asteroid' source endangers all journalists.
Salon.com March 27, 2001 Charles C. Mann	Napster-proof CDs The music industry has a secret plan to safeguard popular music from the wild Web...
The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Alyce Lomax	A Company Doomed to Mediocrity Heads up, investors: The road to mediocrity is probably full of warning signs. About five years ago, things got really ugly for Sony.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Not-So-Sunny Sony? Sony's second quarter isn't so sunny? Shocking. Many investors look for companies that are down on their luck, but be careful here. It's too soon to call good times ahead -- it's still got a lot of work to do.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2008 Alyce Lomax	We're All Thieves to the RIAA The Recording Industry Association of America is going after consumers who have copied their own legally purchased CDs onto their own MP3s.
InternetNews September 18, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	EFF Sues Feds to Stop Domestic Spying With suit against AT&T stalled, watchdog group opens up a new front in legal challenge to government's warrantless surveillance program.
InternetNews August 24, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EFF's Next Fight? Barney the Dinosaur EFF claims purple dinosaur's legal team trampling free speech rights.
Wired February 2003 Frank Rose	The Civil War Inside Sony Sony Music wants to entertain you. Sony Electronics wants to equip you. The problem is that when it comes to digital media, their interests are diametrically opposed.
PC World March 2006 Dan Tynan	Hollywood vs.Your PC: Round 2 Legal options in digital entertainment are growing. But they come with restrictions that can hobble your ability to enjoy the content you've paid for and even threaten your control over your system.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Sony Seeks Novel Success Investors should appreciate it that the company is trying to carve out a niche with its upcoming Sony Reader, not emulate one.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Sony Blunders With DRM Again The electronics giant's zeal to protect copyright punishes customers. If Sony doesn't start rethinking its attitude toward DRM and its effect on consumers, it seems likely the company is going to suffer more negative perceptions. And for Sony investors, that's a real risk to contemplate.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Compact Discs: The New 8-Track Major labels meet the future -- reluctantly. Online music stores represent the future of the music biz as evidenced by newly public Warner Music Group's report of $4 million in net income thanks, in part, to $31 million in digital music revenue that offset a similar-sized decline in CD sales.
PC World August 2002 Grace Aquino	On Your Side: In Search of Missing Laptop Drivers Trying to obtain a system recovery CD for a second-hand notebook PC (Sony VAIO PCG-R505DS SuperSlim Pro) can be difficult.
InternetNews April 14, 2006 Roy Mark	AT&T's Good Name? It's beginning to look as if one of the first returns SBC is getting from its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T is a legal and public relations nightmare.
PC World November 2002 Dylan F. Tweney	Hollywood vs. Your PC Movie and music moguls are hopping mad over the new technologies that are transforming digital entertainment. Washington is listening. what's at risk? Your ability to enjoy DVDs and CDs you've bought, your privacy -- even your control over your PC.
Home Theater August 11, 2008	Sony BMG Is Just Sony Now Sony is buying Bertelsmann's 50 percent stake in the company, giving it total control of what will now become known as Sony Music Entertainment.
InternetNews December 3, 2009 David Needle	EFF Sues Feds Over Social Network Surveillance The online rights organization wants the government to release records of its surveillance of social networking sites.