Sony's Missed Opportunity (Score 2, Interesting)

Is anybody else just awestruck by the delicious irony of Sony violating a licensing/ distribution agreement in an effort to prevent folks from violating theirs? This has the potential to venture into Greek tragedy territory before it's all over, folks.

You know you've hit rock bottom when even the Bush Administration has enough politcal clout to condemn your actions. Sony'd be better off if they were using this stuff to actively spy on users. That way, they could spin it as some kind of Patriot Act double-secret probationary counter-terrorism measure to prevent Al Queda pirating their content and funneling the black market proceeds to imbedded cells worldwide. That they didn't dub their root kit "the Freedom patch" was truly an opportunity missed.