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Sony Say XCP Should Have Been Safe
Will Replace Celine Dion & Bette Midler CDs If Required
By Lolo Laroche
After much criticism that Sony BMG Music Entertainment's "XCP" anti-piracy software leaves consumers of their music open to hackers, the company has stated that it will stop production of CDs with the technology.
"We are aware that a computer virus is circulating that may affect computers with XCP content protection software," says a statement released by Sony. "Sony BMG is temporarily suspending the manufacture of CDs containing XCP technology."
Sony has released at least 20 CDs with XCP software, including Celine Dion's On Ne Change Pas, Neil Diamond's 12 Songs, and Bette Midler's "Peggy Lee Songbook". The anti-piracy measures work only on Windows-based PCs and prevent users (who have already purchased the CD) from uploading music more than a few times. It also prevents people from uploading the CD to Apple iPods.
"storm in a tea-cup"
Within the past couple weeks, however, computer hackers have discovered how the software works and have used it to distribute corrupting programs over the internet.
Sony however, claims that this is all a storm in a tea-cup.
"Look," Sony BMG spokesman, John McKay told BIGfib's Lolo Laroche, "We realize we've made a bad move here, and we're going to do everything we can to put it right, but you have to understand, we thought it was safe, I mean, we were very careful about which CD's we put this system on."
"Neil Diamond."
"If we chose to put the system on CD's of Bette Midler, Celine Dion and Neil Diamond it's because, well, who could have imagined anyone would want to copy them?"
"Plus people need to be a little less hysterical and accept that people who listen to Bette Midler, Celine Dion or Neil Diamond rarely have a life, let alone a computer."
John McKay went on to offer free replacement CDs. "We will of course also offer free replacement CD's to anyone that wants them," he said. "If anyone wants them."
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