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Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs

So, what do you think? Is it ok for a company to screw up so many computers, installing crap without your permission, opening the door to new viruses, not testing it properly before deployment, and causing tangible damage and harm, to not be held completely responsible for their actions because they happen to be Sony? Could be an interesting set of class action suits out there regarding just how much they will be held accountable.

Sony Folds Tent, Recalls CDs:


Pummeled into submission by angry consumers and the media, Sony BMG agrees to pull all CDs containing copy-protected software and provide fixes for computers affected by the technology -- and hopes the whole mess just goes away.

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