Volume VII

Issue : 2: January 29, 2009

• Sony BMG to Pay $1 Million to Settle Privacy Suit
• U.S. Has Divided Success in WTO Complaint Over IP Enforcement In China
• Encyclopedia Britannica going Wiki
• GateHouse and New York Times Co. Settle Lawsuit
• NY Judge Dismisses Amazon.coms Challenge to Web Sales Tax Statute
• Facebook Status Change Results in Murder

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Sony BMG to Pay $1 Million to Settle Privacy Suit

Sony BMG Music Entertainment has agreed to pay $1 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) that it improperly collected and disclosed personal information on thousands of children under 13 without their parents’ consent.

In addition to the fine, Sony BMG agreed to put a screening process in place, to delete all personal information improperly collected and maintained, and to provide links to the FTC consumer education materials on those websites that fall under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”), including those that target or collect personal information on children.

The civil penalty paid by Sony BMG is the largest ever to be paid in a case alleging violation of the Act. However, it does not mean that Sony BMG admitted to any wrongdoing.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081211/ftc-sony-to-pay-1-million-to-settle-privacy-suit.htm