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Sony's EULA is worse than their rootkit.
EFF attorney Fred von Lohmann analyzes the license agreement that accompanies Sony's rootkit DRM (that's right, a license to listen to an audio CD!). It is unbelievably outrageous, the kind of thing that makes you want to get a torch and a pitchfork and head over to the nearest Sony office.
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/09/sonys_eula_is_worse_.html
Update: According to Brian Krebs' Security Fix column, a lawsuit has already been filed in California charging Sony with violation of three state-level statutes, and another state-oriented suit will be filed in New York this week.
Update 2: A press release from Electronic Frontiers Italy (which I take to be an Italian EFF-alike) describes a formal request made by that organization to the Italian "Commander in Chief of the Fraud Contrast Group of the Financial Police" in an effort to identify for legal purposes the authors of the malware, whether anyone else is doing similar things, and have them prosecuted under Italian laws that forbid "damaging" personal computer systems. The particular law(s) that apply to this situation aren't spelled out in the ALCEI release, but perhaps that's something the police are expected to determine.
http://www.corante.com/copyfight/
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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