Here's the abridged version. After perfectly justifiable outcry, Sony claims to have ceased manufacturing compact discs with XCP software. They also claim to be working with their retail partners to remove the offending discs from the chain of distribution, and they have established an exchange program for people who've already bought the discs. They've also finally released a list of the affected titles. There are 52 on the list, so I haven't had time to search our catalog yet, but I will be doing it shortly. In the meantime, if you have reason to believe that the anti-piracy software has been installed on a PC, you might want to contact John. As I understand it, the software is difficult to remove, and the patch offered by Sony is rumored to make the security holes even worse. Hopefully this will not affect us or our patrons, but we should keep our fingers crossed.
[Update 11/29/05 by Tessa:]
I have thoroughly checked our catalog for the 52 titles on the list. We had two that had just been received, so I managed to grab those before they were cataloged. We also had two that had been cataloged and sent to Nonprint. Of those two, one was on the shelf and one was checked out, each had only circulated once. I've grabbed the one that was on the shelf and have a hold on the one that is charged out. I've asked everyone who orders CDs to check the list whenever ordering a Sony/BMG title, so, hopefully, we've contained the problem.
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