"Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren introduced THE DIGITAL CHOICE AND FREEDOM ACT OF 2002 and it's frighteningly well balanced. If it passes, it will groundbreakingly establish that fair use applies in the digital realm. It will allow for the development of tools to permit legitimate users to act in non-infringing ways (such as copying to a MP3 player or playing a CD on Linux)."

Looks like some folks are willing to stand up for consumers.  A good summary of this legislation, as well as a press conference being held today is available at The Register.  Also, a ZDNet story here.