"I find the thought that Sony would launch a DDoS fairly hard to believe."
Why? Sony have repeatedly demonstrated that they have no morals or ethics whatsoever.
"Poisoning the well by adding a bunch of fake torrents"
This is digital vigilantism no different from a DDoS. Interfering in the distribution of stolen property is the job of the police, not an individual or corporation. In Canada, you'd go to jail for this. You aren't allowed to run down robbers, shoot people because they're on your property and you don't want them to be, etc. Be mindful that almost every country on the planet has laws against being a cowboy vigilante.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
