Stardate 20011022.1444 (On Screen via long range sensors): Disney produces a kids cartoon show called "The Proud Family" about an urban black family named "The Prouds". (Yeesh.) They're producing an episode of the show which shows how a little girl who gets hooked on downloading free music from the internet leads to the destruction of the music business. (Double yeesh.) Disney is, of course, a major producer of copyrighted material and is one of the sponsors of the insidious SSSCA, now before Congress (which would mandate that all devices capable of handling copyrighted digital material have hardware rights management built in). I question the ethics of this move by Disney; don't they see the inherent conflict of interest involved in preaching their corporate line in a syndicated entertainment program, especially one targeted at children? It doesn't matter whether their message is valid or invalid, the point is that this is not the correct platform to use to deliver their message.
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