Sony Sued Over Lawsuit Clause In PSN Terms Of Service

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Sony is being sued by a Northern California man who takes issue with a recent change made to the PSN terms of service. We all remember the change well – it’s the clause Sony inserted in the PSN Terms that prevents disgruntled customers from filing a class action lawsuit against the company.

As reported by Gamespot, this man is filing the lawsuit on behalf of all PS3 owners who purchased their console before the update was made in September. Yes, that’s right: Sony’s attempts to silence class action lawsuits have been met with nothing other than a class action lawsuit.

We’ve had other companies sneaking the same clause into their own Terms of Service lately, but many have been wondering if such a clause is even legal. This California man is claiming that Sony is guilty of unfair business practices by making PS3 owners choose between giving up their right to a class action lawsuit or giving up access to a service they essentially paid for when they purchased the console. It seems like a legitimate argument, and I’m interested to see how far this man actually gets.

Hopefully he makes some progress against Sony, as it seems like a slap in the face to have Sony suffer a major security breach that affected millions of users and then turn around and try to take away players’ ability to file a class action if things go bad again. It isn’t right for any company to require such an agreement, but it’s particularly silly for Sony to attempt it.

What do you think? Will class this action suit get anywhere, or do you think the courts will side with Sony’s no-sue clause? Does Sony’s clause bother you, or aren’t you really a lawsuit type of person? Head down to the comments section to share your thoughts and keep it tuned right here to TFTS – we’ll update you once we know more information about this lawsuit!