Privacy Attorney Challenges Copy Protection System
Ira Rothken, a California attorney who has brought suit against online profiler DoubleClick, is now challenging a privacy-invasive copy protection system. Rothken is suing Fahrenheit Entertainment and Sunncomm for violating the privacy of music purchasers by employing copy protection systems that eliminate the possibility of anonymous music listening. The copy protection system gives no warning to consumers that they cannot listen to compact disks on a computer anonymously. In addition, it is bundled with a program that tracks user identity, listening habits, and downloading habits. Rothken alleges that these practices violate privacy law and California consumer protection law.Complaint in DeLise v. Fahrenheit Entertainment (PDF).
Lawsuit targets copy-protected CDs, CNET, September 7, 2001.
