I’ve been following Sony’s big PR and corporate behavior disaster that centers on its incorporation of rootkit DRM technology in CDs, all designed to help the company’s record division, Sony BMG Music, track potential copyright abusers. The move was a disaster of both corporate judgment and communications response (Sony didn’t follow Professor Ed Felten’s advice) in the wake of the rootkit’s discovery.
Now, it seems, the move might also be the grounds for litigation. The EFF is collecting stories from users affected by the impossible-to-remove, undoubtedly “spyware” technology in the hopes of mounting a lawsuit against the Japanese entertainment, music and electronics giant.
Cynthia Brumfield at 11:07 AM|Comments(0)
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