I buy a lot of music, and will continue to do so. I also buy a lot of software, but I'll definitely be more careful about what includes what now.
If they're putting rootkits into commercial software now, I shudder to think how long it will be before they cross the line and start monitoring activity of other natures on computers at their discretion. There is a definite privacy and trust breach here, that kind of reminds me of the
WGA uproar.