The Free Software Act is a relatively new project pioneered by Maureen O’Sullivan in conjunction with the Free Software Consortium. It is certainly an interesting approach to the legal protection of Free Software and Free Software developers. I believe Maureen is very much on the right track, and between Maureen and Lessig, we have a good chance. But… I believe that both only provide part of the solution and both projects should be looked at for what they can do, and how they can be supported. Version 3 of the FSA is currently up, and hopefully version four should include protections for issues such as our patents and anti-circumvention fears.
Rock on Maureen! Good luck!