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|Class action lawsuits in 2005-2006 forced Sony to recall about 10% of affected CDs. Sony stopped their copy protection attempts in 2007.<ref>https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/Sony%27s_DRM_protected_CDs_install_Windows_rootkits</ref><ref>[https://fsfe.org/activities/drm/sony-rootkit-fiasco.en.html#restrictions-pictures https://fsfe.org/activities/drm/sony-rootkit-fiasco.en.html]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224153240/http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/titles.html</ref> | |Class action lawsuits in 2005-2006 forced Sony to recall about 10% of affected CDs. Sony stopped their copy protection attempts in 2007.<ref>https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/Sony%27s_DRM_protected_CDs_install_Windows_rootkits</ref><ref>[https://fsfe.org/activities/drm/sony-rootkit-fiasco.en.html#restrictions-pictures https://fsfe.org/activities/drm/sony-rootkit-fiasco.en.html]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20081224153240/http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/titles.html</ref> | ||
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|PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray AACS License Renewal | |||
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|The Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encryption key of Sony PlayStation 3 devices must be renewed every 12 to 18 months. These keys are currently tied to software updates. | |||
|TBD. At some point, software updates will no longer be released, which will eventually lock out users from this functionality. | |||
|[https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/video/aacs.html Sony PlayStation 3 user guide] | |||
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