Duck and Cover
Sony still doesn't get it. They seem to think that the rootkit code they use in their DRM is fine, it's the fact that anyone noticed that's the problem:
Music publisher Sony BMG said on Friday it would stop making CDs that use a controversial technology to protect its music against illegal copying.
"As a precautionary measure, Sony BMG is temporarily suspending the manufacture of CDs containing XCP technology," it said in a statement.
The decision follows the discovery on Thursday of the first virus that uses Sony BMG's CD copy-protection software to hide on PCs and wreak havoc.
Not "we were wrong", not "Sorry" - no, Sony is temporarily suspending the use of the rootkit software. Temporarily suspending! In fact, they say this:
Sony BMG said it stands by content protection technology "as an important tool to protect our intellectual property rights and those of our artists."
It's a sad thing, watching a once great company flush itself down the toilet.
