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Sony, Amazon Detail Rootkit CD Buybacks

Posted by Zonk on from the finally-some-customer-service dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Washingtonpost.com is reporting that Sony BMG today detailed a program that should allow customers who bought one of the 52 titles known to be tainted with the company's deeply flawed anti-piracy software to exchange them for CDs of the same title, sans rootkit of course. Oddly enough, Sony is offering those who want to return the CDs the chance to download MP3 versions of the discs, but only after Sony has received the returned discs. Amazon.com also is sending out e-mails to customers who bought the discs, offering to replace or refund them at no cost."

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  1. T3h 3v1L!!!!!!!111 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://img169.imageshack.us/full.php?image=helloki tty6na.jpg

  2. Hmm by Trip+Ericson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Step 1: Buy DRMed CD off a friend cheap.
    Step 2: Return to Sony.
    Step 3: Download free MP3s.
    Step 4: ???
    Step 5: PROFIT!

  3. Whew... by GmAz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dodged a bullet there. I thought they would be popular titles people would auctually buy. I sure feel sorry for those couple hundred people that have the rootkit on their system from buying the CD.

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  4. Re:ISO's too? by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Son, if you're into Celine Dion and Bette Midler, your rights aren't the only things being violated.

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  5. Re:MP3 files by minuszero · · Score: 5, Funny

    Judging by their alleged previous use, probably LAME encoded...

    although you can bet they'll be DRMed too.