UPDATE: Sony DRM Scheme=In-Security For All

Well, here we are 2 weeks after Mark Russovich stumbled upon the Sony DRM rootkit, & there is news that Sony/BMG is recalling all of the tainted cd's, but there is a list of 52 artist on their website that have this copy protection rootkit on them. There are artists like Montgomery Gentry, George Jones, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Neil Diamond, Rosanne Cash, Celine Dion, Flatt & Scruggs, & many more. According to Sony in a USA Today article (see: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2005-11-14-sony-cds_x.htm?csp=34 ) they say that some 20 titles have been released with the copy protection, but their own website lists 52. Looks as if Sony has no clue as to how many are really effected! Earlier this week Sony released an uninstaller for the software, but were forced to remove it from their website due to allegations that it opened more security holes than it closed (see: http://internetnews.com/security/article.php/3564711). One website asks the question of which costs more, a few people making copies of cd's, or having to recall 5 million cd's & the impact that this fiasco is having on Sony's reputation? I personally will have a hard time buying anything with the Sony name on it, & have told my family & friends to be very careful what they buy as well! If I am going to put my hard earned money into music, I want to be able to listen to it where I want, when I want, & how I want without having to jump through the hoops of the big record companies!!! In the end, it is the consumer who suffers for the piracy of a few!!!