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EA Hit By Class-Action Suit Over Spore DRM
The ever-growing unrest caused by the DRM involved with EA's launch of Spore came to a head on Monday. A woman named Melissa Thomas filed a class-action lawsuit against EA for their inclusion of the SecuROM copy-protection software with Spore. This comes after protests of the game's DRM ranged from a bombardment of poor Amazon reviews to in-game designs decrying EA and its policies. Some of those policies were eased, but EA has also threatened to ban players for even discussing SecuROM on their forums. The court documents (PDF) allege:
"What purchasers are not told is that, included in the purchase, installation, and operation of Spore is a second, undisclosed program. The name of the second program is SecuROM ... Consumers are given no control, rights, or options over SecuROM. ... Electronic Arts intentionally did not disclose to any such purchasers that the Spore game disk also possessed a second, hidden program which secretly installed to the command and control center of the computer."
The game costs 60 dollars here at Wal-Mart. And it will mess up your computer, really it will it will be slower after you load it and really slow after you play the game till you re-boot. Essentially it turns your computer into a console. For what? some frog making game where the frog goes to space and gets abducted by aliens... I dont need a computer for that it just happens to me all the time just sitting my trailer.
Added Pressly: "Oh, and by the way, milk is nothing but liquid meat."
No, but the EULA is displayed when you want to install the game. You know, the thing that no one ever reads but you can present in court as evidence since you clicked the check mark "I agree." Yeah, that thing. Also, people knew there was going to be secuROM on the game disc. They made it public shortly after announcing the game. If you got the creature creator, you found that out as well. You can't say that you didn't know that a Digital Rights Management program known as secuROM would be included with your copy of Spore. This lawsuit will fail miserably. EA won't even blink.
Nevertheless, couts have upheld them. You bought the box, you have the box: transaction concluded. Next you want to run some software - if you'd like to do that, here's a contract you'd have to agree to.
Socialism: a lie told by totalitarians and believed by fools.
God forbid you research a product before buying, it's far better to buy it thoughtlessly, then bitch about it and sue later.
To quote LongNoi "QZTR was right and won't leave me alone because I called him a moron when I was wrong" FYS
As I have already told you, you will at the Apple store.
Of course, you also were a total prick, so even irrefutable proof doesn't do it for you, you have to continue insisting you're right.
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html [apple.com] [apple.com]
But you aren't.
To quote LongNoi "QZTR was right and won't leave me alone because I called him a moron when I was wrong" FYS
Um, it's in the link loser. The one you read, but are now claiming "doesn't prove anything"
Here it is again, but do you realize how stupid you look arguing with Apple's official return policy
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html
Note that you may return software after rejecting the licensing terms, provided the software is not installed on a computer. However, if your software includes a license that you can read before you break the seal or sticker on the software media packaging, you may not return the software once you break the software media packaging seal or sticker."
ANd guess what twat, your link doesn't say anything about software.
Jesus, you looked stupid before, now you're aguing with a link that is as clear and unambiguous as possible, that anyone can check themselves by clicking.
Which, you, not too unusually, didn't bother to provide for your "evidence".
God, how much of a loser are you?
To quote LongNoi "QZTR was right and won't leave me alone because I called him a moron when I was wrong" FYS
Yes they do
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html [apple.com]
Where the fuck do you think that quote comes from genius?
Also, where's the link to your evidence? Because we both know the second you post your link, we'll see it's MY link, and then we'll scroll down to where they qualify what you are posting.
You're wrong and you know it, but now you're not a dick, you're just pathetic.
To quote LongNoi "QZTR was right and won't leave me alone because I called him a moron when I was wrong" FYS