Today's favorite quote...

Apparently the EFF was a little too hasty in their reaction to the recent Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA). They immediately put out a cry for help (which was also picked up by several major feeds) and promptly deluged congressmen and women with phone calls to help stop the passage of language in the bill which the EFF said:

... implies that licenses from copyright holders are needed for every digital copy made in the transmission of digital media -- including cached copies on servers or on your hard drive, and even temporary copies in RAM.

-- EFF web page

In response to this, Andrew Orlowski of The Register wrote an article that highlighted the bill's intention was designed to:

... help download services such as Apple's iTunes as well as digital broadcasters, propose a blanket license for mechanical copyright clearance.

-- "RIAA, EFF unite to sabotage digital reform"

Basically, EFF's action to help defeat this bill was in error. (The RIAA was also trying to defeat this same bill!) The best quote of that article I believe is:

So watching the EFF swing into action against a bill that weakens the RIAA and paves the way to seeing the EFF's lofty goals realized is rather like watching a dog fruitlessly hump a table. The table too may have four legs, but nothing productive will result from this union.