Liggy used our news submit to tell us that the Electronic Frontier Foundation along with two other prominent national class action law firms, have filed suit against Sony BMG. They are demanding that the company completely undo the damage done to customers who purchased Sony music products containing digital rights management measures designed by First4Internet. First4Internet created the XCP "rootkit" type DRM that has placed a cloaking driver upon end users PC's without consent, opening up the machines to possible security risks from hackers. The software is difficult if not impossible for an average end user to remove safely from their machine. In addition, SunnComm is being added to the list due to their infamous, auto-loading MediaMax DRM solution for PC's. Sony has taken several steps to try and remedy the situation, after receiving pressure for the last several weeks, but as many have felt, it is simply too little, too late.
The legal system that has been used as a bludgeon against the public by music companies for so long, will finally be turned against them. Even this is not the entire case against Sony or First4Internet as it has been revealed that First4Internet has violated at least some GPL licenses. It's about time somebody put these companies in their place as consumers have rights as well. The music and motion picture industry needs to learn how to respect those rights. We all know that the only way to do that is to hit them in the pocketbook, and hit them hard. After all, this is how they make examples of their plaintiffs!
Below, you can read the press release in it's entirety.
| http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/Sony-BMG/ EFF's open letter to Sony: Posted at 12:13 PM |
Source: EFF
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sony has caused tons of problems since betamax era for consumers
Man I love this guy!!!
This is the crux of the whole issue! This DRM does not work anyway? Why bother with it. Look at the list of XCP "protected" music on the file sharing networks. Then couple this to the PR nightmare it hasd created any FOOL would drop this nonsense.
Theres no way in hell any company should be allowed to automatically install software without the knowledge of the computer users. Just because the poor bastard left auto-insert on, doesn't mean you can put shit on his computer.
