Have to pass this on as an anonymous tip--maybe it's only of
private interest to y'all.

At least several big CD retailers are freaking out about the Sony
DRM rootkit issue. I'm in the industry and have contacts at other
companies, and lots of people are running around at lots of
companies trying to put out fires this thing has sparked off.

Sony has been "asking" us to post announcements on our websites
saying that Sony CDs are OK and that people can use the rootkit
uninstaller. Sony is also trying to get us to take down the
negative comments (about how the DRM makes the CDs a bad buy, to
say the least!) people are leaving on Sony CDs on these websites.

Based on the news I've been following via your great coverage on
BoingBoing, I got the word out to everyone I know about the
uninstaller making things worse.

At least one company was about to post a big announcement
recommending people use the Sony uninstaller, and then was very
grateful to get the news you posted and hold back on the
announcement, which would have obviously made things worse for
the retailer's customer relationships.

Y'all are doing a great public service. thanks!!!