Thanks for the ping. This story needs daily exposure. Sony/BMG seems to think that just because you buy a CD from them, and want to play it on your computer, you owe them something for the "priviledge", and they don't care what kind of problems they can cause you in terms of system instability. I hope Sony/BMG gets taken to the cleaners over this.
Just say no to BMG music and Sony hardware this Christmas! Tell your friends. Hell, tell your enemies too.