Sure, you could fill your video iPod with episodes of Knight Rider from iTunes for $2 a pop. Or you could save some cash - and your soul - and fill it with files you convert from your DVD collection using freely available software. Problem is, you'd have to break the law.

The rules on how you can use things you legally purchase are downright absurd. While I think it is really weird to watch a 22 minute TV show on a 2" screen, I think it would be absolutely painful to watch a 90 minute movie on that tiny 2" screen. But why should it be illegal?

Yet another reason to support the EFF