My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) picks up on last week's post examining the mounting concerns over the Sony rootkit class action settlement in Canada. The column touches on many of the same themes – less compensation, no security review, and no injunctive relief. I conclude […]
Archive for September 18th, 2006
Sony Rootkit Settlement Leaves Canadian Consumers Unsettled
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 18, 2006 as Rootkit Settlement Gives Canadians Short Shrift The Sony rootkit controversy generated enormous public attention last year after it was disclosed that the company inserted faulty copy-protection software onto dozens of CDs, rendering hundreds of thousands of personal computers vulnerable to […]
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