Hey everyone.. I got my hands on a copy of the letter they were originally gonna post on their site (before their lawyers/pr people got a hole of it).. the

To Our Valued Customers:
You?re either living under a rock or suffer from mild retardation if you aren?t aware of the recent attention given to the XCP content protection malware hidden on some SONY BMG CDs (we couldn?t get it on all of them fast enough). This malware was provided to us by a third-party vendor, First4Internet, so it?s really not our fault. Ranting & raving from the blogsphere has centered on security concerns raised about the use of CDs containing this malware, which proves our customers are just a bunch of wining teenagers that nobody listens to anyway.

We could care less about the concerns of consumers regarding these discs, so we are instituting a mail-in program, because it?s the biggest pain-in-the-ass option we could come up with short of having you walk your CD to our branch office in Kalamazoo, that will allow consumers to exchange any CD with XCP malware for the same CD without us snooping on your computer system and receive MP3 files of the same title which we know you?ll immediately begin swapping on file sharing networks. We also have asked our retail partners to remove all unsold CDs with XCP malware from their store shelves and inventory but they won?t do that because it would really be a hassle for them? so suck it and consider yourself warned.

We could also care less if there was any inconvenience this may cause our customers and we are committed to making this situation right for us. It is important to note, if it makes you feel better, that the issues regarding these discs exist only when they are played on computers, not on conventional, non-computer-based CD and/or DVD players (because our bastard customers can?t copy music on those devices).

Our new initiatives follow the measures we have already taken, albeit a day late and a dollar short, including the suspension of the manufacture of CDs with the XCP malware. In addition, to address security concerns, we provided to major software and anti-virus companies a software update, which also may be downloaded at http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/updates.html. We will shortly provide a simplified and secure procedure to uninstall the XCP software if it resides on your computer? well, actually we?re just saying that so you all shut the fuck up.
Ultimately, our bottom line and fat wallets are our primary concern, and our goal is to help bring our artists’ music to as broad an audience as possible, unless that involves sharing files? cause then we?ll sue you. Going forward, we will continue to identify new, invasive, annoying and moderately unethical ways to meet demands for flexibility in how you and other consumers steal? I mean listen to music.

The revised letter can be found on their site..