Sony Settles Lawsuit: Over $1 million in Free Games, Themes and PS+ Discounts Available in Canada

[WhiteWolf]

Back in May 2011, Canadian citizen Natasha Maksimovic filed a class

action lawsuit against Sony for the infamous PSN hack that potentially

exposed user data to criminals (although nothing ever came of it), as

well as the Sony Online Entertainment hack. The lawsuit called for C$1

billion (US$1.04 billion) in damages, with Maksimovic saying: “If you

can’t trust a huge multi-national corporation like Sony to protect your

private information, who can you trust? It appears to me that Sony

focuses more on protecting its games than its PlayStation users.”

The case has now been settled, with the damages coming to around a million dollars in assorted freebies for Canadian gamers.

If you have a Canadian PSN, SOE or Qriocity account, you should have

received the below email detailing what you can get for free. However,

all the goodies come with a few big catches – The Ontario Superior Court

of Justice has to give approval to the settlement, it’s first come,

first serve, and you have to post off a form to get it. Those forms are here.

It’s also important to note that if you don’t opt out physically, you are legally bound by this settlement so that you cannot sue Sony over the hack. You can opt out here, but you only have until May 20th.

Despite the settlement, Sony denies any wrongdoing or that it violated any laws.

 

 

 

Here’s the full email:

 

http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/04/18/sony-settles-class-action-lawsuit-over-1-million-in-free-games-themes-and-ps-discounts-available-for-canadians/

 

 

 

 

 

[playstation]

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Can we file the case now also or is there a limited time we can file case??

[Grievous]

Hmm didn't they compensate by giving 3 free games and 30 days of PS+ ?