Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott expanded his lawsuit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Wednesday, alleging that a second form of &to=http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/05/18/28936.html' target=_blank>anti-piracy technology used by the label violates the state's spyware and deceptive trade practices laws.
Abbott sued &to=http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/379/11030_Kyoto.html' target=_blank>Sony BMG in November, saying the world's second-largest music label surreptitiously included spyware on millions of CDs through technology known as XCP. That technology, included on 52 Sony BMG titles, could leave computers vulnerable to hackers, he said.
The new allegations involve an unrelated CD copy-protection technology known as MediaMax, which was loaded on 27 Sony BMG titles, including Alicia Keys' "Unplugged" and Cassidy's "I'm a Hustla."
"We keep discovering additional methods Sony used to deceive Texas consumers who thought they were simply buying music," Abbott said in a statement.
BMG officials said in a statement that they are working with Abbott's office and believe they can prove they have responded appropriately to his concerns.
"The security issues with MediaMax are not uncommon and are completely addressed by a software update which we already have made available, as is standard practice when problems with consumer software are identified," the statement said, reports AP.
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