They have apologized for their mistake, ceased manufacture of CDs with that technology,and pulled CDs with that technology from store shelves. Seems very responsible to me.

This quote is from a transcript of the Nov. 18, 2005 CP NewsLink conference between college journalists and Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). (read the full transcript www.cpwire.com )

cary_sherman_riaa: The problem with the SonyBMG situation is that the technology they used contained a security vulnerability of which they were unaware. They have apologized for their mistake, ceased manufacture of CDs with that technology,and pulled CDs with that technology from store shelves. Seems very responsible to me. How many times that software applications created the same problem? Lots. I wonder whether they've taken as aggressive steps as SonyBMG has when those vulnerabilities were discovered, or did they just post a patch on the Internet?

Am I the only one to think they should have thought of it?