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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
InternetNews November 7, 2005 Jim Wagner	Sony Facing Not-so-Secretive Legal Action The Electronic Frontier Foundation is investigating whether to file a class-action lawsuit against Sony BMG for its anti-piracy activities on consumer computers.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Home Theater April 23, 2007	Sony to Replace Defective DVDs Sony will offer replacements for 20 defective glitch-prone DVD titles.
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?...
InternetNews January 20, 2006 Ed Sutherland	DRM Becomes a Balancing Act Companies walk a tightrope when it comes to protecting copyrighted work with Digital Rights Management, according to a new report.
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...
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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 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 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.
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.
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...
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PC Magazine August 16, 2006 Robert Lemos	DRM: The Untold Story For some, DRM stands for Down-Right Maddening. Here's why you should think twice about downloading DRM-protected files.
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.
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.
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...
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Sony's Non-DRM Dud Sony has decided to begin selling DRM-free digital albums, but consumers will have to clear a few hurdles first.
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.
PC Magazine April 5, 2006 Robert Lemos	This Man Has a Virus Security software can do little about the most dangerous delivery mechanism of all: the user.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Alyce Lomax	DRM May Die? Yahoo! Will online music's digital rights management go the way of the dodo?
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Fabricated Film Critic Haunts Sony Companies have to think of innovative ways to get their products noticed, as has been seen in the recent push for product placement. However, Sony's fabricated film critic is an example of how companies may go too far.
Salon.com June 5, 2000 Eric Boehlert	All over the MAP Why record execs are furious at the FTC and the press.
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.
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.
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PC Magazine September 27, 2006 Robert Lemos	Your Own Personal Matrix How rootkits can take over your computer and steal data under your nose and how to stop them.
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The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Sony's PS3 Clearance Sale Sony's PS3 price cut may not be quite what it seems. Sony shareholders, or anybody who's considering the stock, should think long and hard about its recent PR blunders.
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