Sony BMG Accused of Software Piracy

Yes, it's that same Sony BMG that was so protective of its music content that it began installing rootkit-like DRM software on consumers' PCs. That same Sony BMG has been accused of software piracy.

French software developer PointDev, which produces software for administration and migration of Windows PCs, says that Sony BMG is illegally using pirated copies of its Ideal Migration software. According to the report (French), the investigation started in November, 2007 when an employee of Sony BMG called for support. Unfortunately, the supplied serial number was known to be pirated.

On January 22nd of this year a raid took place, and four servers with the pirated software were allegedly found. A subsequent raid by the Business Software Alliance, according to the report, showed approximately 47% of the software used would be considered pirated in France (not sure why the "in France" portion was added).

Oh, the irony. You can't make up stuff this good (and no, this isn't an April Fool's Day Prank).