PSN's new user agreement.

[blace]

In case anyone was wondering what the new agreement was before hitting the "Agree" button: http://www.glaciergaming.co.uk/blog/...-action-waiver

And still tracking down the original article on IGN.

Edit: found the original slightly extended article: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/119/1194580p1.html

[McLaughlin]

As I understand it, Canadian privacy laws prevent you from signing away your rights, and joining a class-action lawsuit is a right in Canada, so this holds no water up here.

Still, this is hilariously bold of Sony.

[blace]

Looks like Sony is becoming a bit desperate just to keep itself in working order and I agree with this comment

I’m not really surprised to be honest, but it kinda screws over it’s users to be honest… It’s like they’re saying “Hey, we really don’t think we can protect you, so if we get hacked again, you agree to not sue us!”

The things major corporations do.

[Rashiid]

I'm very tired and cannot process these legal terms and whatnot.
Can someone dumb it down for me? ; ;

[blace]

Read the quotation I put up. That's the basic summary, or you're basically signing away your rights to PSN. Purchases do not count as your own, but rather a license or permit for it.

[amtalx]

I'd like to see that EULA stand up in court...

[Rashiid]

Ah okay. Thanks. Interesting as hell.

[McLaughlin]

I'd like to see that EULA stand up in court...

As far as my limited understanding of American civil law goes, I'm fairly sure it's legal. This case sets that precedent, anyway.

Edit: Also, just to be clear, that provision in the new EULA only prevents you from joining a class-action suit against Sony. You can still sue them individually, if need be.

[Sinue_v2]

You can still sue them individually, if need be.

Yeah, good luck with that. On the bright side, if enough individual suits get filed - it could potentially cost Sony quite a bit more money to defend themselves... but I can't see anybody putting forth the kind of cash it would take to actually challenge Sony given the nigh impossibility of actually winning the case against an entity of that size.

[Kent]

As if Sony didn't need more reasons to justify people hating them. This is some combination of disgusting and amazing (and really should be illegal, to try and prevent people from joining a class-action lawsuit if they were actually wronged in the case).