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Have you read all user agreements only one that is presented or just rush past and click the drop to get to your music, video, or Web site? Most likely the latter, but an updated agreement, Sony might make you think twice.As first discovered by the examiner, Sony revised its terms of service PlayStation Network on September 15 to prohibit lawsuits against the company."Any dispute resolution procedure, either in arbitration or in court, will be conducted on an individual basis and not in a class action or his representative or attorney of the action as a member with or without a class name , consolidated, or private representative in general unless and [Sony] agreed to do so in writing, "according to the updated terms.Users have the ability to opt out this agreement, but must be in writing within 30 days from the date that you accept the agreement. That the application for participation must include your name, address, account number PSN and a clear statement that you do not want to resolve any issues with Sony through arbitration (mailed to 6080 Center Drive, 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90045).That option, however, dates back to the question of whether you read the updated terms of service or not. How many PlayStation owners are just going to click "OK" to return to their games and not realize they are giving up their rights to a class action?Techdirt argued that the agreements in which users agree not to sue a company are fairly common, although it is questionable how enforceable they are. The ban on class actions, however, "seems much more questionable," said the blog."If Sony does is ridiculous to say that this change" is designed to benefit both the consumer and the company, ensuring there is sufficient time and procedures for resolving disputes. "That makes me think of a word of two syllables the first four letters are a bull," he wrote Techdirt. "Come on. At this point, everyone knows that compulsory arbitration between a consumer and a pro-business wilderness."Gamasutra, however, said the update "actually seems to be more a case of collective gaming public to get angry about something that has little, if any, as a result."Sony is currently facing several lawsuits related to the violation of its PlayStation Network earlier this year. A lawsuit filed in April accused the company of failing to adequately protect, encrypt and protect customer data. It seeks compensation for lost data and downtime PlayStation Network
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