So now its finally legal to patch the security hole created by the Sony rootkit

[LoneWolf121188]

Everyone remembers the Sony rootkit, right? Turns out the copyright office finally published an exception in the DMCA that allows you to circumvent copy protection if its on a CD for audio works and the copy protection introduces security vulnerabilities, but only to test, investigate, or correct the vulnerability.

They also allow circumvention for mobile phone firmware if it's needed to legally connect to a wireless network, and finally, they dealt with the Sony rootkit issue. Back when the Sony rootkit was big news, some people pointed out that removing it, technically violated the anti-circumvention rule of the DMCA -- but the Copyright Office, in their infinite wisdom, has now said that (thank goodness), you're allowed to circumvent copyright protection if it's on a CD and if it's for audio works and if that copy protection introduces security vulnerabilities, but only to test, investigate or correct the security flaw.