Ive heard that the XCP and MediaMax software came with a highly restrictive end user license agreement (EULA). Does the settlement do anything about the EULA?
Yes. The settlement requires Sony BMG to waive several offensive provisions in the XCP and MediaMax EULAs, including provisions forbidding fair use, resale of the CDs, and full use of the CDs if you fail to install an update or go bankrupt. Because the clean CDs and music will not contain DRM software, the license agreement won’t apply to that music. I’ve heard Sony BMG used the software to collect information about me. What will happen to that information? Sony BMG asserts that it collects only information about album titles, artists, IP address and non-personally identifiable information. The settlement requires Sony BMG to destroy information it collects, including logs of IP addresses, within 10 days of collecting the data. Does the settlement do anything to prevent similar problems from happening again? Yes. If Sony BMG decides to use DRM in the future, it must have that software tested for security vulnerabilities by a third party, ensure that the DRM does not install without exp
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