http://music.tinfoil.net/modules.php?name=...rticle&sid=1357The first, filed in state court in California, alleges:
1. Violations of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal Civil Code Section 1750 et seq.);
2. Violations of the Consumer Protection against Computer Spyware Act (Business and Professions Code Section 22947-22947.6); and
3. Violations of the California Unfair Competition law (Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq.)
The second, filed in the Southern District of New York, alleges:
1. Computer fraud under 18 USC 1030;
2. Deceptive Business Practices under New York Law (Sections 349/350 of the GBL); and
3. Common law fraud.
For information on how to join in these Class Action lawsuits:
Consumerlaw1@earthlink.net
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3562311As details of Sony's secretive digital rights management (define) protections come to light, its actions are prompting not-so-secret opposition from privacy advocates.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is currently investigating Sony's anti-piracy tactics in order to determine whether the organization will file a class-action lawsuit in the coming weeks against the music giant, said Jason Schultz, a staff attorney at the EFF.
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