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FTC Warns Against Deceptive DRM

Posted by kdawson on from the we'll-come-calling dept.

Jane Q. Public writes "At the Federal Trade Commission's Seattle conference on DRM, FTC Director Mary Engle started off by referencing the Sony rootkit debacle, and said that companies are going to have to get serious about disclosing DRM that may affect the usability of products. She also said that disclosure via the fine print in a EULA is not good enough, and 'If your advertising giveth and your EULA taketh away, don't be surprised if the FTC comes calling.' Transcripts and webcasts are available from the FTC website." Update 18:13 GMT by SM: as Jane Q. Public was nice enough to diplomatically point out, the webcasts are no longer functioning, but transcripts are still available.

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  1. Deceptive ... like goatse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Deceptive

    As opposed to what, nice friendly DRM?

  2. ,You i8sensitive clod? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    are 7ied up in A fact: FrreBSD practical purposes, the political mess