Posted on 12/11/05
Sony BMG acts to halt CD copy-protection virus
Music publisher Sony BMG Music Entertainment said yesterday it will stop making CDs that use a controversial technology to protect its music against illegal copying. "As a precautionary measure, Sony BMG is temporarily suspending the manufacture of CDs containing XCP technology," it said. The decision follows the discovery on Thursday of a virus that uses Sony BMG's CD copy-protection software to hide on computers and wreak havoc. Sony BMG, a joint venture of Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG, provided a patch to protect computers against the virus on its website. 6758 (Tokyo) fell ¥20 to ¥3,980 ($40). Reuters
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