Combining the best of e-voting and copyright enforcement, the Business Software Alliance announced a nationwide poll of school children to name its new mascot, the "copyright-crusading" cyber-ferret. CNET News.com expresses concern that the ferret "seem[s] to be an odd mascot choice for an organization devoted to strict legal adherence, given that the weasel-like mammals are outlawed in California and several other states."

We too are a bit puzzled by the BSA's slovenly ferret, not to mention the overtones of mass slaughter in the "Crusader" moniker. If kids get write-in votes, we suggest that they offer an animal more suited to haul the BSA's burden -- perhaps an eDonkey.