Last week, there were reports circulating the blogosphere and news outlets about the Sony-BMG rootkits used in “anti-piracy” measures on all recent Sony-BMG audio CDs.

In a nutshell, when you pop a Sony audio CD into you computer, the rootkit software is secretly installed on your system inna cracker stylie and is deeply embedded on your computer. It then secretly monitors your computer for “rights violations”, taking up valuable computing resources while actively resisting attempts to detect it, disable or remove it. It can thus severely compromise the integrity of your computer, rendering it vulnerable to various kinds of trojans and malware. Sure enough, there are now some nasty viruses that have piggy-backed on the Sony-BMG rootkits.

Hopefully, Sony will have to deal with serious criminal liability under anti-computer hacking laws. Just yesterday, the residents of my adopted state have announced a large class action suit. Needless to say, boycottage is in order.