The EFF has put up a page, presumably intended for journalists attending an RIAA, MPAA or similar release who don't care so much about being invited back for the next one. Basically it's a set of questions pointing out the best flaws in commonsense allowed by the DMCA. Is one of the few parts of our free-trade agreement with the States that really pisses me off. That and damn farm subsidies.
I like:
* The RIAA has sued over 20,000 music fans for file sharing, who have on average paid a $3,750 settlement. That's over $75,000,000. Has any money collected from your lawsuits gone to pay actual artists?
* The major movie studios have been enjoying some of their most profitable years in history over the past five years. Can you cite to any specific studies that prove noncommercial file sharing among fans, as opposed to commercial DVD piracy, has hurt the studios' bottom line in any significant way?
I feel I should include a small glossary for those non-nerds who visit this page...and my folks. The links here will take you to the Wikipedia pages for each.
EFF: Electronic Frontier Foundation
MPAA: Motion Picture Association of America
RIAA: Recording Industry Association of America
DMCA: Digital Millenium Copyright Act
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