Copyright – Sony’s DRM Software May Lead to Significant Legal Issues

As the controversy about Sony’s DRM software refuses to cool down, legal experts have begun to speculate about the breadth of legal claims that might be brought against Sony. The most interesting of these claims may stem from Sony’s EULA which attempted to limit user’s damages to $5.00, release Sony from any damage caused by the Software, and seek judicial assistance to terminate the EULA. These legal issues, along with other issues such as possible violations of open source GPLs point out the limitations that may be imposed on what seem to be unfairly one sided software and click wrap licenses. eweek article