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EA was recently hit with two additional DRM-based, class-action lawsuits. These suits are over the SecuROM DRM protection in place in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage and the Spore Creature Creator.
Richard Eldridge of Pennsylvania says that the installation of SecuROM on his machine was "deceptive and unlawful." His suit centers around the Spore Creature Creator, a free download that was released prior to the game's launch.
The second suit, filed by Dianna Cortez of Missouri, claims that after installation of The Sims 2, she immediately experienced issues with her PC.
These cases join an earlier lawsuit filed just a few short months ago over the DRM included in EA's titles.
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Richard Eldridge of Pennsylvania says that the installation of SecuROM on his machine was "deceptive and unlawful." His suit centers around the Spore Creature Creator, a free download that was released prior to the game's launch.
The inclusion of undisclosed, secretly installed DRM protection measures with a program that was freely distributed constitutes a major violation of computer owners' absolute right to control what does and what does not get loaded onto their computers, and how their computers shall be used...
[SecuROM] cannot be completely uninstalled. Once installed it becomes a permanent part of the consumer's software portfolio...
EA's EULA for Spore Creature Creator Free Trial Edition makes utterly no mention of any Technical Protection Measures, DRM technology, or SecuROM whatsoever...
[SecuROM] cannot be completely uninstalled. Once installed it becomes a permanent part of the consumer's software portfolio...
EA's EULA for Spore Creature Creator Free Trial Edition makes utterly no mention of any Technical Protection Measures, DRM technology, or SecuROM whatsoever...
The second suit, filed by Dianna Cortez of Missouri, claims that after installation of The Sims 2, she immediately experienced issues with her PC.
After installing Bon Voyage, Ms. Cortez began having problems with her computer. She had previously made backup Sims 2 game content on CDs, but her computer's disc drive would no longer recognize that content, reporting the CDs as empty. She could not access files that were saved on her USB flash drive or iPod, either...
These cases join an earlier lawsuit filed just a few short months ago over the DRM included in EA's titles.
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