PSN TOS updated; now owns your soul for agreeing

**#BROKEN Hasney** · 10-21-2008, 06:09 PM

Well, not that bad, but come on

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...w-ps3-tos.html

Key things (this, for now, only applies to USA... Maybe Canada too, not sure):

Sony now can listen to or record any conversation you have with anyone over PSN

You know those movies that have shitty DRM? As in you can't redownload more than twice, even from the same console? Now the TOS state that that's your problem and do not have to do anything to help you get your film back. "SCEA is not responsible for providing you with replacement copies for any reason."

"But what if the film doesn't work?" I hear you cry, that's fine because "No warranty is given about the quality, functionality, availability or performance of PSN, or any content offered on or through PSN... SCEA assumes no liability for any inability to purchase access to or use any content". Who gives a shit if your GT:5 purchase goes AWOL, you never had a warranty anyways!

Sure, that could be fine. Maybe you don't buy anything on PSN. Maybe you don't talk to anyone, but say if you want to share a LBP level, play Smackdown with a CAW, or share that MIDI GH:WT song you made. Sure, you still can, but Sony own the rights to do what the fuck they like with it.

"To the extent permitted by law, You authorize and license SCEA a royalty free and perpetual right to use, distribute, copy, modify, display, and publish your User Material for any reason without any restrictions or payments to you or any third parties," Sony explains. "You further agree that SCEA may sublicense its rights to any third party, including its affiliates and subsidiaries. You hereby waive all claims, including any moral rights, against SCEA, its affiliates and subsidiaries for SCEA or any other third party's use of User Material to the extent permitted by applicable law."

What a POS. If Microsoft follow suit(ESPECIALLY over the downloaded movies/games thing) then they can kiss their £40 a year goodbye. I just wish Sony would die and sell the Playstation brand and technology to a less bastardy company

10-21-2008, 06:09 PM	#1
#BROKEN Hasney BAY BAY Posts: 36,524	PSN TOS updated; now owns your soul for agreeing Well, not that bad, but come on http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...w-ps3-tos.html Key things (this, for now, only applies to USA... Maybe Canada too, not sure): Sony now can listen to or record any conversation you have with anyone over PSN You know those movies that have shitty DRM? As in you can't redownload more than twice, even from the same console? Now the TOS state that that's your problem and do not have to do anything to help you get your film back. "SCEA is not responsible for providing you with replacement copies for any reason." "But what if the film doesn't work?" I hear you cry, that's fine because "No warranty is given about the quality, functionality, availability or performance of PSN, or any content offered on or through PSN... SCEA assumes no liability for any inability to purchase access to or use any content". Who gives a shit if your GT:5 purchase goes AWOL, you never had a warranty anyways! Sure, that could be fine. Maybe you don't buy anything on PSN. Maybe you don't talk to anyone, but say if you want to share a LBP level, play Smackdown with a CAW, or share that MIDI GH:WT song you made. Sure, you still can, but Sony own the rights to do what the fuck they like with it. "To the extent permitted by law, You authorize and license SCEA a royalty free and perpetual right to use, distribute, copy, modify, display, and publish your User Material for any reason without any restrictions or payments to you or any third parties," Sony explains. "You further agree that SCEA may sublicense its rights to any third party, including its affiliates and subsidiaries. You hereby waive all claims, including any moral rights, against SCEA, its affiliates and subsidiaries for SCEA or any other third party's use of User Material to the extent permitted by applicable law." What a POS. If Microsoft follow suit(ESPECIALLY over the downloaded movies/games thing) then they can kiss their £40 a year goodbye. I just wish Sony would die and sell the Playstation brand and technology to a less bastardy company Last edited by #BROKEN Hasney; 10-21-2008 at 06:15 PM.