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Why oh Why do these zombies wait in huge lines to purchase a Sony PS3, which (insanely) cost well over $600, especially after all the anti-consumer shit Sony (one of the leading members of the RIAA) has been an integral part of (while continuing to be, as well)? Why oh Why do these idiots pay 3x as much for a PS3 (on ebay) considering all the corruption below?

Considering these corrupt schemes and anti-consumer practices I’d be very surprised if can you still sit there and tell me that you believe they deserve a single red cent of your hard-earned $$$ (and these tidbits are just the tip of the iceberg):

The DVD War Against Consumers
(Makers of new DVD players are going too far in copyright protection efforts.)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060526_680075.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech

Recording Industry vs The People
(Devoted to the RIAA’s lawsuits of intimidation brought against ordinary working people.)
http://info.riaalawsuits.us/documents.htm#SONY_v_Arellanes
http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2006/10/court-refuses-to-allow-riaa-access-to.html

Sony BMG Litigation Info
(By including a flawed and overreaching computer program in millions of music CDs sold to the public, Sony BMG has created serious security, privacy and consumer protection problems that have damaged music lovers everywhere.)
http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/Sony-BMG/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sony_BMG_CD_copy_protection_scandal

Sony anti-customer technology roundup and time-line
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/14/sony_anticustomer_te.html
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,69559,00.html

SONY SETTLES PAYOLA INVESTIGATION
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2005/jul/jul25a_05.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payola

Sony shuts down Lik-Sang (extreme popular Chinese gamer resource)
http://www.lunabean.com/news/20061024_sony_shuts_down_lik_sang.php
http://lik-sang.com/

RIAA v. The People
Tired of being treated like a criminal for sharing music online? In July 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced it would begin gathering evidence that will be used to sue individuals who use file-sharing software.
http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/riaa-v-thepeople.php

States settle CD price-fixing case and anti-trust violations
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-09-30-cd-settlement_x.htm
http://www.ftc.gov/os/2000/09/musicstatement.htm
http://www.musiccdsettlement.com/english/default.htm

……and just recently….
DOJ Investigating Sony for RAM Price-fixing
http://www.betanews.com/article/DOJ_Investigating_Sony_for_RAM_Pricefixing/1162328915

DOES SONY REALLY DESERVE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT MUCH LESS YOUR $$$???

Tags: anti-consumer, anti-trust, corruption, defective by design, doj, greed, price-fixing, riaa criminals, sony