The Hollywood Reporter and many other outlets are reporting that Sony BMG Music Entertainment is suing the developers of one of the copy protection technologies at the root of the rootkit fiasco [sorry, couldn't resist]. Sony BMG filed suit in New York alleges that the Amergence Group Inc., formerly SunnComm International, is guilty of negligence, unfair business practices and breaching the terms of its license agreement by delivering software that "did not perform as warranted."
In a press release, Amergence says that the Sony BMG lawsuit alleges that the MediaMax technology
was defective and that the small Phoenix-based company has a contractual obligation to indemnify the entertainment giant against consumer actions which Amergence believes resulted primarily from 1) Sony's under-tested release of a competitor's technology, and 2) BMG's "final authority" input in determining the functional specifications of the MediaMax copy protection.
According to SecurityFocus, Fortium (formerly First4Internet), the other provider of rootkit technologies has settled all claims with Sony BMG.
