, 2005-11-14
Last month I wrote about a dispute between the Federal Trade Commission and a spyware distributor where the FTC alleged that an End User License Agreement, which essentially told downloaders that they were downloading spyware, was a false and deceptive trade practice. Two events cause me to revisit this issue. First, the FTC has gone after another spyware distributor, and second, Sony Corporation has caused the surreptitious installation of a rootkit-type program to enforce its digital rights management on its music CDs, claiming authority to do so under an End User License Agreement.
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Sony's legal issues
2005-11-14
fatman (2 replies)
fatman (2 replies)
Sony's legal issues
2005-11-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Sony's legal issues
2005-11-16
Steve (1 replies)
Steve (1 replies)
But what are the consumer's remedies?
2005-11-17
HavaCuppaJoe (2 replies)
HavaCuppaJoe (2 replies)
I am referring to GPL infringements (VLC player) in the customized mediaplayer Sony installed, which as far as I know makes Sony highly vulnarable to Grokster-type class action by all contributors to the VLC sourcecode. It seems Sony was willing to infringe Software developer's rights to protect its own. The Grokster cases show that although Sony wasn't responsible for writing this software (although it is customized software specifically written for Sony) It is responsible for its distribution. What are your views on that?
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