Sony’s Settlement on Rootkits Extended to 39 Other States

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews

As Jimmy wrote earlier, Sony reached a settlement earlier this week with California and Texas over the rootkit debacle from last year. Today, a group of 39 other states announced a similar agreement, with a $4.25 million settlement with the record label over the issue.

Like earlier announced agreements with both Texas and California, consumers will be eligible for compensation of up to $175 for those who can provide documented evidence that a Sony rootkit caused damage to their computers. Source: BetaNews

We Say: The same website Jimmy wrote about earlier can be used for file a claim for these other states. Additionally, as part of the settlement, Sony will no longer distribute CDs with either either MediaMax or XCP copy protection on them.