Sony BMG being sued for *shakes magic 8Ball* Piracy?!

Blind_Io · April 3rd, 2008, 10:29 AM

http://www.news.com.au/technology/st...014239,00.html

Quote:

RECORD label Sony BMG, one of the most vocal and ferocious opponents of music piracy, has been accused of using unlawfully installed programs on its computers by a small software company.

French company PointDev, which makes applications for Microsoft Windows, claims to have discovered pirated versions of its software installed on Sony BMG computers and is suing the label for €300,000 ($514,910).

PointDev said it was alerted to the illegal software after a Sony BMG employee rang the software company's technical support number for assistance and gave a pirated product key when asked for a customer number, French website 01net reported.
A raid on the French offices of Sony BMG in January revealed that almost half of the software used by the company may be unlawfully installed, according to the report.
The story was first reported in English by file-sharing website ZeroPaid and has since done the rounds on technology blogs, where authors and readers jumped to point out the irony of Sony BMG being sued for piracy.

The record label has become infamous among the online community for its zealous pursuit of people accused of illegally sharing music. It has brought or threatened up to 26,000 lawsuits against individuals, according to media and marketing website MediaPost.

In 2005, Sony BMG caused a security scare by using a malicious form of digital rights management (DRM) on certain discs sold in the US. Sony suspended this form of DRM shortly after Microsoft defined it as "spyware", or spying software.
Sony BMG is one of the “big four” record labels that fund anti-piracy watchdogs the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Earlier this year, the IFPI was forced to cut costs under pressure from major record labels.
Local watchdog Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI) says about 18 per cent of Australia's population are involved in illegally trading songs by email or peer-to-peer file transfers.
A request for comment on the PointDev lawsuit has been sent to Sony BMG Australia.

I love the smell of ~~napalm~~ irony in the morning!

flyingfridge · April 3rd, 2008, 10:40 AM

oh PWNED!!

(yeah, i know but it had to be said)

KaJuN · April 3rd, 2008, 10:55 AM

Good news! Too bad the amount they're being sued for is pocket change to Sony. I think PointDev needs to follow the FIA's example of hurting an organization's checkbook.

eddysdaman · April 3rd, 2008, 10:56 AM

http://pic.phyrefile.com/a/an/anonymous/2008/04/03/irony_000.jpg

It had to be done. I was in the creative mood. images/smilies/tongue.gif

flyingfridge · April 3rd, 2008, 11:00 AM

mmm, knees....

I'm sorry did somebody say someone was suing someone?

images/smilies/tongue.gif

NooDle · April 3rd, 2008, 11:03 AM

Hehehe serves them right

But seriously, how much of a dumbass do you have to be to ring up the tech support people when you know your shit is pirated.

It'd be like :

Asshat : I want a refund for this printer I stole, it doesn't work under Vista.
Tech : Can I have your receipt please?
Asshat : Erm....

Pwned

-Cpt. J.- · April 3rd, 2008, 7:35 PM

The public must bemand that all their computers must be flooded with rootkits.
Then we shall have justice. I mean it's just for us to see what they do with their computers, when, why and how, to see if we get a good quality service.

Only 300 000€?! WTF?!?! Sony is suing individuals for that... proof, that PointDev, or any other company does not know how to fuck with people quite like Sony does.

IceBone · April 3rd, 2008, 7:54 PM

I prefer this one:

Cobol74 · April 3rd, 2008, 8:37 PM

^ Should be in the post your desktop thread?

/ Nice nose stud Mrs.

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-Cpt. J.- Joined: Aug 3rd, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bar stool Age: 25 Posts: 1,211 Car: Drunken Pedestrian Rep Power: 16	The public must bemand that all their computers must be flooded with rootkits. Then we shall have justice. I mean it's just for us to see what they do with their computers, when, why and how, to see if we get a good quality service. Only 300 000€?! WTF?!?! Sony is suing individuals for that... proof, that PointDev, or any other company does not know how to fuck with people quite like Sony does.

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