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[–] mindaika@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Plus that whole thing where record companies got caught price-fixing CDs. And the other thing where they got caught installing rootkits from CDs

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I forgot about that! Sony specifically did it.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Technically BMG, who Sony was invested in (and subsequently bought).

Sony wasn't actually directly involved, as BMG ran independently, or so they say. It's unclear whether Sony knew or not.