Sa-weet! Sony now in violation of DMCA.

Oh how ironic. Thanks to the following application of its rootkit, Sony is now in violation of the DMCA for making software that circumvents content protection. The very thing it used its software to prevent in such an unethical manner.

Want to cheat in your online game and not get caught? Just buy a Sony BMG copy protected CD.

World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding capabilities of Sony BMG’s content protection software can make tools made for cheating in the online world impossible to detect. The software–deemed a “rootkit” by many security experts–is shipped with tens of thousands of the record company’s music titles.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/34