Finnaly, Sony has stopped producing CDs that install rootkits onto your computer. I guess all it took are virus writers using the rootkit to hide their payload. News.com has a nice FAQ, if you want to learn more about this problem.
This is one of the reasons I don’t like buying CDs anymore. Record companies really restricting the music we buy. I am not a music pirate. I support artists that I love to hear. I also believe in fair use. I want to easily move the music I buy from the CD to my iPod so I can take it anywhere. Yet with all of the DRM in CDs now it is harder to rip music off the CD onto your computer. That is why I love buying songs from iTunes. Less hassle for the songs I buy.