Sue Sony for malicious damage?

[felicia]

So it appears Sony's DRM prevents the rightful owner of self-recorded material from playing it back when moving it onto a different computer, or changing hardware, or reinstalling Windows. If my car stopped working after I changed tyres, I'm sure the car maker would be liable. So my question is has anybody figure out grounds to sue Sony for its inane Digital Rights Management? Is there a class action suit somewhere? Given how damaging SonicStage can be, should Sony be forced to recall it?

[MDane]

Totally agree. If you think back to when you installed SS, you may remember agreeing to Sony not being liable for any problems caused by the software to your computer, the data itself, etc. Such statements are included in virtually all software agreements.

Additionally, in court, they could also could point out the fact that all one has to do is convert the files to OMA from oma...and their software even provides a couple ways to do this. In other words, they would simply say they are not liable for you not fully knowing how to use the software...but it would likely never even go that far, of course.

But this is a perfect example of why they cover their ass...so they won't get sued every time a customers has a loss due to their own negligence or lack of knowledge about a product, etc. Without such disclaimers I can only imagine all of the people trying to sue their GPS manufacturer when they wreck their car - claiming it caused it. In other words, even if it did contribute to it in some way, it is up to the customer to decide whether that is really a lake up ahead or not, lol.