Sony Reloaded: The Legal Rootkit
am 10.11.2005 von Aktenvermerk
You thought Sony’s “rootkit” copy-protection was bad? You probably haven’t read the 3,000 word (!) End User License Agreement that comes with it, yet:
If your house gets burgled, you have to delete all your music from your laptop when you get home. That’s because the EULA says that your rights to any copies terminate as soon as you no longer possess the original CD. You can’t keep your music on any computers at work. The EULA only gives you the right to put copies on a “personal home computer system owned by you. If you move out of the country, you have to delete all your music. The EULA specifically forbids “export” outside the country where you reside. You must install any and all updates, or else lose the music on your computer. The EULA immediately terminates if you fail to install any update. No more holding out on those hobble-ware downgrades masquerading as updates.Sony-BMG can install and use backdoors in the copy protection software or media player to “enforce their rights” against you, at any time, without notice. And Sony-BMG disclaims any liability if this “self help” crashes your computer, exposes you to security risks, or any other harm.The EULA says Sony-BMG will never be liable …
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