https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?alertId=225&pg=makeACall&JServSessionIdr002=y9if7xxas3.app13b

The entertainment industry has sneaked language into an obscure copyright bill:
( http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004721.php ) that could smash Internet fair use. The law 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. The wording is being debated in a House Judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday. Don't let the music industry turn your cache into their cash. Check below to see if YOUR representative is on the right committee, and call them now!" Pete

That is messed up. Instead of fixing the problem, this bill adds another layer to the labyrinthine abyss of copyright law. Mechanical copyrights have become fairly meaningless. The whole body of law needs to be rewritten, instead of a big wet kiss to the publishing companies.

It looks like “The copyright lawyers job security and obfuscation act.” They’ll probably get away with it, because the issue is kind of technical. It’s hard to explain and difficult to care about, until it’s too late. They think fair use is a loophole.

— Wynn