Sony offers: Buy music CD - Get Free Rootkit

Mark Russinovich writes about how he discovered that a newly bought music CD delivered more than music. The story begins as he discovers a rootkit installed on his computer. It gets more exciting when he CSI-style starts to gather clues taking him closer to the origins of the hidden code.

Apart from being entertaining reading (well, I had fun while reading it) the story tells a lot about Sonys lack of respect for its paying customers. Actions like this may have good intentions but in reality only makes people more reluctant to buy records and more prone to obtain the music other ways. Sony should consider rewarding the people paying for their music instead of punishing them.