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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. Re:Oh dear. by dbucowboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Great sig... lol had me thinking for a while.

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