(c/o RGF) Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Attorney General Abbott Slaps Sony With New Spyware Violations
Deceptive trade allegations added; retailers warned by letter to remove certain CD titles AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today bolstered his pending November lawsuit against SONY BMG Music Entertainment by adding a number of new allegations that reflect harm to consumers who purchased certain compact discs (CDs). In November, Attorney General Abbott sued the New York-based company under the state¹s new spyware law of 2005, making him the first state official in the nation to bring legal action against SONY BMG for embedding illegal ³spyware² in consumer products. < snip > http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagnews/release.php?id=1370 You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
