Why does EFF think the settlement is a good deal for purchasers of the Sony BMG CDs?
EFF agreed to the settlement because we believe it provides a good compensation package for the group of people who purchased the CDs but did not experience any hardware damage as a result. This means purchasers whose claim is primarily based on their purchase of the CDs and experiencing the hassle of having to patch or uninstall their systems, or in the case of MediaMax 3, having had files installed prior to giving you a chance to agree. EFF’s goals for purchasers of the CDs were to : • Stop production of any more CDs by Sony BMG with the bad DRM on them. • Get people non-DRM’d/non-EULA’d versions of their music. • Get this relief to people quickly, rather than after years of legal wrangling. This is in part why some of things in the settlement, like uninstallers, were available before the settlement itself was announced. • Get people some free music, or in the case of those who were at risk from the XCP rootkit, a choice of some money for their trouble. • Ensure that people get notic