Abuses of "fair use" (as is done on a daily basis right here on FR) have led to media producers and electronics makers cooperating. It's very easy to do, and the media producers are likely paying the makers to do it.
The ill effects of NAPSTER continue......
And, if you don't like what Sony or Panasonice is doing, buy somebody else's stuff.
Why are you wasting your time by telling me? You need to be reporting this stuff to JimRob. (If you haven't been doing so "on a daily basis", then I'll have to conclude that you are (again) blowing smoke.)
And, if you don't like what Sony or Panasonice is doing, buy somebody else's stuff.
You are evading the issue, which is government intervention.