CIPPIC objects to Sony Settlement
p2pnet.net News:- The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has filed a formal objection to Sony’s Canadian rootkit class action settlement.
The objection received the support of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which challenged Sony’s description of the events leading up to the US settlement.
The EFF has posted the relevant documents including:
* Notice of Objection [PDF, 306K] September 18, 2006
* Fewer Affidavit [PDF, 1M] September 18, 2006
* Cohn Affidavit [PDF, 1M ] September 18, 2006
o Cohn Affidavit Exhibit 1 – US Settlement [PDF, 426K] September 18, 2006
o Cohn Affidavit Exhibit 2 – Open Letter [PDF, 22K] September 18, 2006
o Cohn Affidavit Exhibit 3 – Sony BMG Response [PDF, 228K] September 18, 2006
A court is set to hold a hearing on the settlement on Thursday.
Michael Geist
[Geist is the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. He can be reached by email at mgeist[at]uottawa.ca and is on-line at www.michaelgeist.ca.]
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