Christopher Spence has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit (.pdf file) against Ubisoft for judiciously using the Starforce DRM in their games. Found this story at Kotaku. Here’s his complaint:
Starforce DRM can compromise Windows operating systems’ security. Any virtus or trojan can control a computer by and through the Stareforce DRM installeed on the computer, despite the security measures taken in newer versions of Windows.
Users receive no notice that removing Starforce DRM is necessary to prevent possible security compromises on their computer systems. Worse, removal of a Starforce Title does not always remove Starforce DRM software.
That wasn’t written very well, but it’s interesting nevertheless whether the case is heard, or thrown out. It is interesting that this is against Ubisoft and not Starforce, but if the case is won, I imagine it would have some repurcusions for Starforce if other publishers become wary of using their product. It’d also be interesting to see Starforce’s reponse on the matter.
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