Preliminary Settlement Filed in Sony BMG Suit

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via BetaNews.

[snip]

Lawyers in a class action lawsuit filed against Sony BMG, First 4 Internet and SunnComm last month have submitted a 
preliminary settlement, which calls for Sony to stop manufacturing CDs with XCP and MediaMax DRM, provide replacement 
discs, and make cash payments to affected customers.

Lawsuits were filed on November 14 in New York and other states by Girard Gibs and Kamber & Associates, and class 
action status was granted December 1. The cases claimed that Sony's digital rights management, which attempts to stop 
computer users from copying a CD's audio tracks to a hard drive, is invasive and damaging to computer systems.

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http://www.betanews.com/article/Preliminary_Settlement_Filed_in_Sony_Suit/1135841071

- ferg


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