Ferreting out copyright scofflaws
Found on CNet News on Wednesday, 11 August 2004
Just when you thought software licensing enforcement couldn't get any more fun, the copyright cops at the Business Software Alliance have enlivened the process with a spunky cartoon ferret.
The comic will feature the droopy-drawers ferret, who for now is referred to as the "Copyright Crusader." Kids are urged to help select his final name by submitting votes next month through the BSA's Web site.
The ferret, by the way, does seem to be an odd mascot choice for an organization devoted to strict legal adherence, given that the weasel-like mammals are outlawed in California and several other states.
Brainwashing children, eh? Well, I don't know for sure, but looks like someone doesn't know the Internet. The website for their project, www.playitcybersafe.com, is named in a really wrong way. "Play it, cyber safe"? Uhmm....