It's one of those "man bites dog" moments.
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Sony's
How Sony went about collecting and using the registrant data isn't clear, but Reuters is reporting that Sony is settling with the FTC for $1 million. Sony Music will also hire a Web compliance officer and begin screening its registrations.
The four major labels -- Sony, Vivendi's Universal, EMI, and Warner Music Group
Sony also should know better since its PS3 gaming console thrives through online connectivity with minors. As a music label, Sony's viral marketing ways should be well aware of the precautions that social networking sites like News Corp.'s
The FTC can be vicious. Just see how it's still gnawing on the leg of Whole Foods Market
Sony certainly doesn't want any of that. It was an oversight. It was a simple yet unbelievably stupid oversight. Then again, when you're a music company coping with year after year of declining CD sales, it's hard to look forward when you can't even keep up with your past.