... and I'm not even exaggerating all that much. Ganked from Slashdot comes an article about DRM, wherein the BSA, RIAA, and MPAA (that's Business Software Alliance, Recording Industry Association of America, and Motion Picture Association of America) decline to allow exemptions for digital rights management that might "threaten critical ( Read more... )

(Tagline and Link stolen from Q, courtesy of the Lazarusworld Forums.

As far as irony is concerned, it just doesn't get any better than this, folks.

If the RIAA and the MPAA get their way, it will be illegal to develop new multimedia technology without their permission. I don't think any additional commentary is really necessary.