I wasn’t the only one who saw this coming. A security firm has identified a Sony DRM virus that hides using Sony installed technology. So, when they said “creates no inherent security threat,” Sony meant to say, “puts out the welcome mat to any unsavory software that doesn’t want to be seen.”
In (possibly) unrelated news, Sony has joined a Linux patent sharing alliance with Phillips and IBM opening the door to using Linux in common consumer electronics, with no legal gray area. Good thing or bad thing? Does Sony having a legal claim to software patents endanger the larger Linux community?