Originally posted by enament
reply to post by mwood
Well I think Sony might think twice about going after people for copyright infringement. I think they got taught a lesson there.
Sony is known to have secretly used computer malware against their customers. They are one of the first known corporations to insert malware in this way, which secretly installs itself on your PC. When they were caught, they bribed people to stay quiet.
en.wikipedia.org...
National Public Radio was one of the first to report on the scandal on November 4, 2005.[41] Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG's Global Digital Business President, told reporter Neda Ulaby, "Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"

