Feb 4, 2011
BMG Music Store
The United States government has launched a suit against Sony's BMG Music Store that ascertains that the company violated the privacy rights of children. The government accuses the corporation of accepting registrations on their music websites from users who were under the age of 13.
The suit was filed within the U.S. District Court in Manhattan and states the BMG Music Store permitted registrants under the age of 13 to register without receiving parental consent. An undisclosed amount is being sought and the plaintiffs are accused of being in penalty of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, a law that is regulated by the Federal Trade Commission.
An anonymous source from Sony states that a $1 million settlement is in the process of being reached as well as an agreement from the BMG Music Store that they will put in place a screening process that complies with the FTC rules as well as hire an online representative to monitor any issues that may arise.
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