The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is praising a U.S. District Court judge’s preliminary approval Friday of a settlement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment over two widely-criticized copy protection programs found on an estimated 15 million music CDs.
The settlement means that consumers can finally get music that will play on their computers without invading their privacy or eroding their security, EFF said in a statement Friday. EFF, a U.S.-based organization, studies technology-related legal issues...
For people who bought CDs with XCP, they can exchange the disks for new ones without the programs. Customers are also entitled to download a clean version of that same album in MP3 format, and receive a US$7.50 payment plus one free album download. Users can opt out of the cash payment and get three free album downloads, according to details released by EFF.
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Sony Settlement
According to CSOonline.com,
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