By Lisa M. Bowman
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 22, 2002, 8:55 AM PT
Makers of a recording by country-pop singer Charley Pride have agreed to stop
tracking most listener habits and to warn consumers that the CD is not
compatible with MP3 and other players, according to attorneys for a woman who
sued the companies.
California resident Karen DeLise sued Music City Records, Fahrenheit
Entertainment and digital rights management company Sunncomm in Marin County
Superior Court in September, alleging that actions they took to exert control
over the album "Charley Pride: A Tribute to Jim Reeves" illegally violated
consumer expectations. The album was the first known copy-protected CD released
in the United States.
Attorneys for DeLise said the companies have agreed to stop tracking personally
identifiable information of listeners, to purge their files of such information,
and to warn consumers that the CD doesn't work in DVD players, MP3 players or
CD-ROM players.
Full story at: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-843114.html?tag=dd.ne.dht.nl-sty.0
