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Sony Settlement Start of DRM Protection Act?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-ought-to-get-interesting dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony BMG and a group of class action lawyers have reached a provisional settlement in the U.S. Sony rootkit class actions. Sony will pay cash compensation and give away free downloads from a choice of music download services including Apple iTunes as part of the deal. The settlement includes a host of restrictions on future Sony DRM use, which Michael Geist argues provides the starting point for a future Digital Rights Management Protection Act."

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  1. In the Texas Case I want... by dbucowboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    A new computer to replace the infected one that I have now.

    Any of these will work great!

    http://alienware.com/alx_pages/main_alx.aspx

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  2. Re:New York? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hopefully Texas doesn't pansy out of a real settlement like NY did. Pussies.

  3. cash settlement and free downloads?? by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 3, Funny

    "cash settlement and free downloads?" How much do you want to bet that the lawyers will get the cash settment, and the much buyers (aka victims) will get the free downloads?
    -russ
    p.s. yes, I AM that cynical.

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  4. Stop the bickering by poind3xt3r · · Score: 1, Funny

    Can we all just focus for a minute on the real issue here.... The canadians are getting jack squat. Outrageous!!!!

  5. Fuck "Protection"... by YuppieScum · · Score: 3, Funny

    What's needed is a DRM Prevention Act.

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  6. Re:Outrage! by Rob+the+Bold · · Score: 3, Funny
    I still refuse to buy French products 10 years after the nuclear testing in Mururoa Atoll

    This is harder than you think: first you have to find French products to not buy, only then you can start not buying them.

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