Burning Bridge

A recent news story reported that the copy-protection software that Sony-BMG has made a part of its new CD releases allows hackers to take control of the computers that have installed that software. This is just the latest negative reaction to this latest tactic of the Mu$ic Indu$try to treat their customers as criminals. There have already been lawsuits filed against Sony for improperly installing this software onto computers without the computer owners expressed permission. In effect, this software is spyware.

Tactics like this will only hasten customers' departure from the CD format. Why would anyone want to buy a CD when it has the potential to harm one's computer? I won't be buying any more Sony CDs, that's for sure.