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Sony DRM Installed Even When EULA Declined

Posted by Zonk on from the damned-if-you-don't dept.

HikingStick writes "News.com is reporting that the Texas attorney general is expanding the allegations against Sony. It seems the software would install even if users declined the EULA. From the article: 'The Texas attorney general said on Wednesday that he added a new claim to a lawsuit charging Sony BMG Music Entertainment with violating the state's laws on deceptive trade practices by hiding 'spyware' on its compact discs ... The new charges brought by Abbott contend that MediaMax software used by Sony BMG to thwart illegal copying of music on CDs violated state laws because it was downloaded even if users rejected a license agreement.'"

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  1. Heh. by jacobcaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    By clicking "Agree" below, you agree to the terms of this EULA. By clicking "Decline" below, you agree to the terms of this EULA.

    [ AGREE ] [ DECLINE ]

  2. If only... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now if only the death penalty in Texas applied to corporations...

  3. Lawsuit by Council · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony is complaining that although they declined the offer to be sued, the Texas AG is still pursuing the case.

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  4. Re:It's even funnier than this... by Kelz · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no its even funnier! Since this is current music, the catfood was actually poison!

  5. Don't look at the cat! by mmell · · Score: 3, Funny

    For right now, it's not dead.

  6. Re:It's even funnier than this... by eyeball · · Score: 5, Funny

    Epilogue: lawyers organize a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against the cat food company. They get the billions of dollars, and you get a coupon for more cat food.

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  7. Wrong disaster by SeanDuggan · · Score: 4, Funny
    First of all, very amusing use of bold text.

    Remember this is almost a bait and switch, the people bought a Celine Deon album and got the DRM disaster along with it.
    Right. They were looking for a musical disaster, not a computer based one...

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  8. EULA must stand for by MECC · · Score: 3, Funny

    EULA: End User Loses Always

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  9. Re:Criminal Tresspass by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

    I run a bar and decide to get some live music, so I call up a group of musicians. A popular and very well known band, of course, I don't want to drive my patrons out. They tell me "sure, we'll come and play, just give us some money." So I send them a payment, and the day of the performance, they show up with a 50 page contract. "Just sign this and we'll be set". I look over it, and I see among it's provisions that they're going to firebomb the stage at the end of the show. I give them the contract back and tell them no.

    Then they firebomb the stage.

    Moral of the story: Don't hire Gwar to play at your bar.

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