, 2005-11-14
Last month I wrote about a dispute between the Federal Trade Commission and a spyware distributor where the FTC alleged that an End User License Agreement, which essentially told downloaders that they were downloading spyware, was a false and deceptive trade practice. Two events cause me to revisit this issue. First, the FTC has gone after another spyware distributor, and second, Sony Corporation has caused the surreptitious installation of a rootkit-type program to enforce its digital rights management on its music CDs, claiming authority to do so under an End User License Agreement.
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Sony's legal issues
2005-11-14
fatman (2 replies)
fatman (2 replies)
Sony's legal issues
2005-11-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Sony's legal issues
2005-11-16
Steve (1 replies)
Steve (1 replies)
But what are the consumer's remedies?
2005-11-17
HavaCuppaJoe (2 replies)
HavaCuppaJoe (2 replies)
Can I simply give the store a letter as I buy saying I decline all EULA's and the purchase of the item until I have read it?
As it sits, I am paying $10+ for the opportunity to turn down the EULA.
Also, online stores should also post each EULA in full, exactly as it appears on each disk. Do I pay the shipping as well just to be able to read the EULA and decide its unfair?
I am losing interest in the entire concept. Music is pleasure for me, its not international contract negotiations. Make it simple, I will buy.
Mostly, I expect them to be forthright.
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