Well...looks like I won't be purchasing any more Sony CD's then. Too bad for them cause I love playing CD's in my optical drive while online.
I think this will backfire and encourage people to steal Sony material off the internet.
Consumers can play nasty as well.
Just thinking about it, I have lost respect for Sony over the years. Ever go into their website?...its a complex web of disorganization. Ever try to find a driver in their website without surfing forever for it? Sony's products are overpriced for what you get. Their TV's are no longer the best...Samsung beat them at that game. And now Sony has the arrogance to do this? When was the last time Sony came out with an original innovation, other than this rootkit? Seems Sony is living off it's past reputaton...It's a very similar situation to Symantec/Norton. What happened to Sony? They used to be very innovative and make really good stuff. Remember how hot an item the Walkman was? The Trinitron? Maybe they might do better by spending more on R&D and less on methods to protect their intellectual property?