Techfocus has a superb interview with the EFF"s Fred Von Lohmann - makes a good read!
"We"ve conducted an interview with Fred Von Lohmann, Senior Intellectual Property Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an membership organization that has spearheaded many technology-related causes and legal battles, with civil liberties being on the forefront. In cases such as the halt of US encryption method publishing, the 2600/DeCSS case, Morpheus, ReplayTV and constant clashes with the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Artists Association of America, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been one of the most active organizations representing technology.
We fielded questions from visitors along with some of our own, and Fred Von Lohmann took the time to discuss the issues with us. Some of his work with the EFF includes his work on the MGM vs. Grokster case, which threatens to set legal precedent on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. He is also involved in the Newmark vs. Turner Broadcasting case, which involves the use of ReplayTV to skip commercials, record content and share the content with others.
We appreciate the questions from our visitors, and would particularly like to thank Fred Von Lohmann and the Electronic Frontier Foundation for taking the time to discuss important issues in the industry, and for consumers!"