Well, you’re new but opened CD is no longer returnable, so now you are stuck it. There you realize they want to install a bunch of stuff you don’t agree with so you decline. You take it home, open the package, and plug it into your computer. Let’s say you go to your favorite music store and purchase a CD with DRM. In most cases even if you do not accept the agreement, you can not return the CD. I think that presenting the information during the install is too late. Thats interesting how Sony's lawers will respond :) Originally by Mark Russinovich on 10:39:00 AM Until changes are made we’re all at risk of losing control of our computers to aggressive DRM tactics. It should also be law that vendors must include a local uninstall functionality. Fundamentally, users need to have enough plain-English information presented to them during a software installation, DRM-protected or otherwise, that helps them make an informed decision when they consider accepting a vendor’s terms and the software's impact on their system. I’ve made it a theme of my posts on this topic that the government needs to formalize in law some of the core guidelines of the Sony settlement. While Sony is now bound, at least in the short term, to constraints that protect the public from repeats, other companies still have great leeway in their approach to DRM. I certainly don’t think that this should be the end of the general story, though. I had no reservations giving the settlement my approval and think that this specific circumstance has had a best-case outcome for those affected. That believe that Sony has been dealt little more than a slap on the wrist. Reaction to the news has generally been positive, but there are In addition, Sony waives most of the terms of the existing XCP and MediaMax EULAs and allows customers that experienced computer problems as a result of the software to file independent claims outside the settlement. However, the basics include consumer incentives for returning their DRM’d CDs in the the form of money and/or free albums (from a choice of sources, including iTunes!) and independent oversight for the next two years over Sony’s DRM development and EULAs. , which incidentally isn’t final until approved by the Southern US District Court of NY, because other While I didn’t participate directly in the negotiations, I’m serving as an expert for Scott and provided input on the terms, which I think are a significant victory for the consumer. I’m proud to announce that a major step forward in the legal phase of Sony's rootkit: Scott Kamber and Sony haveįor the national class-action suit brought by Scott. First published on TechNet on Dec 30, 2005
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