Because of incidents similar to those described above I stopped buying Sony products. They are very unfriendly to those of us trying to do our own thing. I can understand Copyright laws, DRM and protection of Intellectual property. But to inhibit the use of their systems by the DIY community via secrecy and difficulty is absurd.

I suspect things are going to get a lot worse with the "Internet of Things" as each manufacturer tries to lock users into their systems and keep them proprietary. The trend has already started with some advanced HVAC systems all of which use some proprietary code or require the use of the "Cloud". I do not use the "Cloud" being old school and value my privacy.