Yep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal

Vudu, Amazon, and iTunes have renting capabilities.

This says it was released at the end of 2004

https://rubyonrails.org/2005/12/13/rails-1-0-party-like-its-one-oh-oh

Is there a way Google Workspace admins can turn it off for all their users?

In a partially redacted 172-page complaint, the FTC alleges that Amazon implemented an algorithm “for the express purpose of deterring other online stores from offering lower prices.”

Any idea why it would be redacted?