This Slashdot URL has lots of links, and the full text of a proposed new American law:

"C|Net News is reporting that a new copyright bill, to be introduced next week by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), will likely overturn the Betamax decision [JK: which held that VCRs were not illegal because they also had legitimate non-infringing uses] and threaten all sorts of innovation. EFF broke the story and Copyfight has been all over it. Don't miss the comments of law professor Susan Crawford who says, 'This is amazing. Now we're waaaaaay beyond contributory and vicarious theories of liability, which are court-created and pretty darn broad on their own.' "

Meanwhile, Cory Doctorow walks into Microsoft and proceeds to give their view of Digital Rights Management (DRM) a hard shove:

"Here's what I'm here to convince you of:
1. That DRM systems don't work
2. That DRM systems are bad for society
3. That DRM systems are bad for business
4. That DRM systems are bad for artists
5. That DRM is a bad business-move for MSFT "

These are our rights and our futures they're talking about. Some fascinating issues, too.