OTP: Censorship/Idiocy. (see also Law Noob/Potential Perjury; Overreaction.)
Proof that LJ/6A are not the only fucking idiots on the block: http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009334.html
Wherein the SFWA send threats citing DMCA to a file-sharing entity, and in which legitimately uploaded works get yanked. Stay tuned for whether the SFWA actually violated several writers' copyrights in so doing, or whether the sharing entity overreacted.

Newsflash: whomever is dumping the Stoopid Virus on the interwebs this month, please desist. Enough Stoopid already occurs in Nature.

ETA 9/11:

SFWA President makes a PR statement here: http://sfwa.org/news/2007/creativerights.htm. John Scalzi thinks this is reasonable. While I think Capobianco's post raises important questions and issues, I don't particularly appreciate the characterization "scribd.com and its ilk". "Ilk" tends to have negative connotations. For someone who actually sounded reasonable in statements a week ago, this release sounds rhetorical, elitist, and uselessly ad hominem. I'm not saying that scribd.com has the best moderation/policing in regard to infringed works; I'm saying Dammit, if you think so then deal with it constructively and LEGALLY, don't just sling mud. Making yourself sound like an asshole, clueless or otherwise, doesn't do a bit of good.

Scalzi's post pointing out the new statement is here: http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/2007/09/michael_capobianco_on_creative.html