For more recent takes:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48747389 - "Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For" (reclaimthenet.org)

636 points | 15 days ago | 304 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48730904 - "Sony erases digital content from libraries" (arstechnica.com)

184 points | 16 days ago | 76 comments