Sony BMG Recalls Copy-Protected CDs

November 16th 2005 | General

Music publisher Sony BMG, yielding to consumer concern, said on Wednesday it was recalling music CDs containing copy-protection software that acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer.

"We share the concerns of consumers regarding discs with XCP content-protected software, and, for this reason, we are instituting a consumer exchange programme and removing all unsold CDs with this software from retail outlets," Sony BMG said in an statement.

The XCP software used by Sony BMG, which was developed by British software developers First4Internet, leaves the back door open for malicious online hackers. Sony BMG, in a separate statement, also announced it would distribute a program to remove the software from a PC where it jeopardizes security.

Reuters

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Sony BMG Recalls Copy-Protected CDs
Published in: General on 2005-11-16