Folks ,you would like to think EMI had some brains in not following in the footsteps of Sony.. it seems not.
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=1137Reports have been floating around with stories of EULA's associated with EMI's music containing misleading information. On top of that, even if the user rejects the EULA, the content is installed onto their computers anyway. This is exactly how Sony BMG's SunnComm technology was forcefully being installed onto people's computers.
The EMI EULA in the latest CD's (including "Infinito Particular" and "Universo ao Meu Redor") claimed that a full copy of the EULA was available at emimusic.info. Reportedly, this is simply untrue. The EULA was also encoded into a flash file making it impossible for users to simply copy and paste the terms and conditions onto alternative document software like OpenOffice or Microsoft Word.
The good news is that the EULA states that it will install software onto user’s computers if they accept the terms and conditions. The bad news is, if a user rejects the EULA, the software is installed anyway and music will begin to play.
Additionally, the EULA states, "The user waives any and all rights that he or she might have under the laws of his or her own country or province, in regard of this contract drafted in any other language"
If the user wants to uninstall the software, unfortunately it may require a reformat as the software is allegedly permanently installed onto the consumers computer. The DRM prevents users from playing the CD's on Linux and MacOS computers as well as uploading it into portable players such as the iPod.
I think legal measure should be put into place to ensure EMi are not able to add this malware to folks machines without some form of genuine legal EULA that is clearly labeled as asking you to hand over rights above those required to play music on your own machine.
It seems any tin-pot company thinks they can damage your machine and hide behind a EULA that is at the best misleading, in this case you do not even get the chance to say no thank you .
