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1. Comment - Preliminary Settlement Filed in Sony Suit

   (Dec 30, 2005 - 8:28 PM)

   Disappointing. What a joke of a settlement. Any individual who committed the same act that Sony did would be facing at least a billion-dollar damage award. I hope the class all opts out of this crappy settlement and that each and every one of them takes Sony BMG to the cleaners.
   
   I can only hope that Spitzer and Abbott have more teeth than the sleazy class-action lawyers.
   
   Hasse's statement that "most users don't know what a rootkit is..." just goes to show that Sony's culture deems this conduct acceptable, and it's not. Sony's actions are not anywhere near acceptable... and there needs to be a price paid for that. Full compensation award for all related losses + $1bil in punitive damages is an absolute minimum.
   
   Last I checked, my computer still belonged to me. Not whichever massive media conglomerate was fortunate enough to have their CD in it at the time.
   
   Matthew Murphy
   Security Researcher