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sweetcell

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Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« on: December 20, 2006, 12:08:00 pm »
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 if you bought one of the CDs listed, you can get some minimal compensation in the form of free downloads, etc.  see above article for details.
 
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Re: Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2006, 12:16:00 pm »
Great linkage, thanks!
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kosmo vinyl

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Re: Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2006, 12:28:00 pm »
How is this different to the settlement already in place?  i've already gotten my pittance and free greatest hits cds, for you know mistakenly buying a physical product and being treated like a potential criminal.
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Re: Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2006, 12:34:00 pm »
I'm gonna file now to get a new Stranglers dual disc.
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Re: Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2007, 12:20:00 pm »
"U.S. regulators said Tuesday that Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to their computers from CDs with hidden anti-piracy software."
 
 Miami Herald article
 
 Sony BMG form
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Re: Sony Settles BMG Rootkit Scandal (get in on the action!)
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2007, 01:23:00 pm »
Wonder what I'm gonna get from Apple in '08?
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