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The suit says Sony buried the clause section describing the changes near the bottom of a 21-page form viewable through the PS3, GameSpot wrote, and neglected to post an easily accessible version of the form online, even though it had done so with past user agreement updates. While the suit notes that Sony allowed an opt-out from the class-action provision, the only way for consumers to do that was to contact the company igamespot Sony sued over PlayStation Network no-suing rulesn writing (no emails, phone calls, or online forms accepted) within 30 days.
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Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNET.
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Apparently, Sony is not the only company trying to sneak this kind of no-lawsuit clause into its terms of service. According toGeek, both Microsoft and Electronic Arts have now followed Sonys lead. That means if anything goes wrong with your Sony or Microsoft online services, theres not much you can do about it, Geek wrote. The same is true for EAs Origin service.
In September, after the much-hypedhacking of the PlayStation Network, Sony instituted new language in its terms of service forcing PSN users to agree not to sue the company.
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The lawsuit was filed November 28 in federal court in Northern California.
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The lawsuit contends that Sonys decision to unilaterally institute the no-suing clause in its terms of service was an unir business practice because it forced consumers to choose either to give up their rights or to forgo their access to the popular PSN service, through which they can play multiplayer games, download new content, buy add-ons, and more.
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gamespot Sony sued over PlayStation Network no-suing rules,I guess this didnt go the way Sony wanted it.
Butaccording to CNET sister site GameSpot, some didnt take kindly to being strong-armed in that way. And now, a Northern California man has filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Sony on behalf of all customers who purchased aPlayStation 3and signed up for PSN access before the September change to [the PSN] terms of service.
