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Sony DRM Installed Even When EULA Declined
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.'"
While we're talking about bad analogies, isn't it a bit hyperbolic to compare this DRM rootkit to "firebombing the stage"?
Yes, it's deceptive, underhanded, and leaves your computer slightly more vulnerable than it is without the rootkit. But comparing that to the wanton destruction of property isn't an appropriate analogy.
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if you accept, it installs the software. if you decline, it installs the software and some tracking and monitoring software because you clearly have something to hide. w sez so.