Think of it, what is Sony's market share in music, I bet its more than 20%...so at least 1 out 5 people who buy music CD's are at risk.

And ALL those people have access to a computer (Home, School, Work, etc), where if they played the CD in it, causes security risk that's presently UN-INSTALLABLE, and these people are unaware of it; why there computers are messing up , slowing down, losing CD drives. People lend, give, sell these CD's to more unsuspecting People.

And all this has been from sales of CD's since 2004, how many millions of SONY CD's have been sold since then. VIRUS writers are using these computers to hide in, in which the software CANNOT be safely uninstalled and the people are UNAWARE of Sony's hidden software and much less of the VIRUSES and TROJANS it can hide.

How many companies have compromise security, for someone played a music CD at work. THIS software also "PHONES HOME".

VERY VERY BAD INDEED.

We should not let up, we should keep this in the news for as long as possible, a lot of people are not computer savvy to understand how SERIOUS this is. Because it came from left field, and NOT ONE person would suspect that a music CD would be dangerous; and for that, NO ONE cared early on in 2004, that's why we have this mess today.

This has done more damage that P2P, where people understand that you are playing with fire, and as such protect themselves accordingly. NOT from music CD's.

More time and widespread is this information needed, so ignorant people get whats happening, before more dangers arise because of this FIASCO.

BOYCOTT SONY for at least 6 months...spread the word.

People will wonder why the BOYCOTT and ask questions accordingly, then they will be knowledgeable of the SERIOUSNESS of this action against a prominent company.

SONY want to keep it low key, understandable. But less people are informed, the CD's are still out there, compromising more computers.

SONY used the cover of DRM to put this stuff in, and it should be a wake-up call; as to the abuse of companies using DRM and the DMCA to criminalizing and compromising Consumers CHOICE, PRIVACY, SECURITY; and rival companies INNOVATIONS, all for the all mighty Dollar$$$

THIS THE FLASH POINT, THIS THE LAST STRAW....

use this and continue the momentum for change in the DRM, DMCA, EULA, and for consumers "FAIR USE" being taken seriously by all companies.

KEEPING PEOPLE TAKING ABOUT IT, will make companies advertise and promote that they are safe, be upfront with our RIGHTS in there EULA to gain our trust and OUR Dollars$$$, congress could be more consumer friendly, when up against large businesses that want to change laws in their favor.

Think about it. The momentum is here, now ... Don't let it die down.

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