antiMUSIC - Sony Scumware?

Sony Scumware?

11/04/05
. (MTV) After bloggers flamed the action, Sony Music said on Wednesday that it will distribute a free software patch that reveals hidden files that are automatically installed on computer hard drives by some of its music CDs. According to an Associated Press report, the software was designed to block music piracy, but when a Windows expert reported that his CD drive was disabled when he tried to remove the hidden files[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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