http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4434852.stm
http://blogs.technet.com/antimalware/archive/2005/11/12/414299.aspx

Sony's controversial anti-piracy CD software has been labelled as spyware by Microsoft.

The software giant said the XCP copy protection system counted as malicious software under the rules it uses to define what Windows should be protected against.

Backlinks:
Sony DRM Rootkit
MS Antispyware

go on sew the f_ckers! (this is happening right now.. breaking 22 laws in the state of california ;-) )

Sony recall:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4441928.stm