RIAA: Is the US Senate taking notice?

Just to fire up this exciting RIAA discussion again

It seems that some in the US Senate are starting to take notice of what is going on with the RIAA lawsuits:
Story from Wired

Sen. Sam Brownback has introduced legislation addressing privacy and digital rights management that could have a big impact on the RIAAs current method of taking on music piracy.

Two things specifically addressed in this news article are the RIAA subpoenas.....

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) wrote:

"There are no checks, no balances, and the alleged pirate has no opportunity to defend themselves," Brownback said when introducing the bill. "My colleagues, this issue is about privacy, not piracy.

"This will provide immediate privacy protections to Internet subscribers by forcing their accusers to appear publicly in a court of law, where those with illicit intentions will not tread, and provides the accused with due process required to properly defend themselves."

...and copy protected CD's being sold to unsuspecting consumers:

Another part of the bill calls for a labeling system for all digital media protected by digital rights management, "so consumers will know what they are buying when they buy it," Brownback said.

From what I've seen so far, I'm solidly behind this legislation and will be writing my Oregon senators urging them to back it.