Hackers Nab Unreleased Michael Jackson Tracks From Sony

Posted by samzenpus on Monday March 5, 2012 @03:44AM from the take-a-look-at-yourself-and-then-make-a-change dept.

wiredmikey writes "Sony once again has found itself in the news surrounding another hacking-related incident. This time around, the breach doesn't appear to involve any lost user data or customer accounts, but instead, some valuable property owned by the record company. Today, several British news outlets have reported that more than 50,000 music tracks have been illegally accessed and downloaded by hackers, including a large number from the late Michael Jackson. Sony bought the catalog from Jackson's estate for $250 million in 2010, giving the company distribution rights to the unreleased music. The attack reportedly occurred shortly after details of the massive PlayStation Network breach last April, but details were only revealed this past weekend."

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Re:why? by Oswald+McWeany · 2012-03-05 05:28 · Score: 1, Informative

it's better for society that it's available now
I disagree- this is Michael Jackson's music we're talking about- it is better that this never is broardcast ever. Legally or illlegally.

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