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  2. Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal - Wikipedia

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    The two pieces of copy-protection software at issue in the 2005–2007 scandal were included on over 22 million CDs [ 7] marketed by Sony BMG, the record company formed by the 2004 merger of Sony and BMG's recorded music divisions. About two million of those CDs, [ 7] spanning 52 titles, contained First 4 Internet (F4I)'s Extended Copy ...

  3. 2014 Sony Pictures hack - Wikipedia

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    The headquarters of Sony Pictures in Culver City, California, United States. On November 24, 2014, a hacker group identifying itself as "Guardians of Peace" leaked a release of confidential data from the film studio Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The data included personal information about Sony Pictures employees and their families, emails ...

  4. Digital rights management - Wikipedia

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    Digital rights management ( DRM) is the management of legal access to digital content. Various tools or technological protection measures ( TPM ), [ 1] such as access control technologies, can restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. [ 2] DRM technologies govern the use, modification and distribution of copyrighted works ...

  5. A 'deeply concerned' FBI blames North Korean government for ...

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    By RYAN GORMAN The U.S. government believes that North Korea is behind the leaks that brought Sony Pictures to its knees over "The Interview," a movie satirizing the death of Kim Jong Un. An FBI ...

  6. Extended Copy Protection - Wikipedia

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    Extended Copy Protection ( XCP) is a software package developed by the British company First 4 Internet (which on 20 November 2006, changed its name to Fortium Technologies Ltd) and sold as a copy protection or digital rights management (DRM) scheme for Compact Discs. It was used on some CDs distributed by Sony BMG and sparked the 2005 Sony BMG ...

  7. 2011 PlayStation Network outage - Wikipedia

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    The 2011 PlayStation Network outage (sometimes referred to as the PSN Hack) was the result of an "external intrusion" on Sony 's PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, in which personal details from approximately 77 million accounts were compromised and prevented users of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles from accessing the ...

  8. Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp.

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    Sony Computer Entertainment v. Connectix Corporation, 203 F.3d 596 (2000), commonly referred to as simply Sony v. Connectix, is a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled that the copying of a copyrighted BIOS software during the development of an emulator software does not constitute copyright infringement, but is covered by ...

  9. Sony Creative Software - Wikipedia

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    Sony Creative Software is an American software company that develops various media software suites. Sony Creative Software was created in a 2003 [ 1 ] deal with Madison-based media company Sonic Foundry in which it acquired its desktop product line, hired roughly 60% of employees, paid $18 million in cash, and took on certain liabilities and ...