FC5 - USB - Webcam import lock out

["Darwin H. Webb" <thethirddoorontheleft verizon net>]

Error message from the gThumbphoto import

An error occurred in the io-library ('Could not claim the USB device'): 
Could not claim interface 0 (Operation not permitted). Make sure no 
other program or kernel module (such as sdc2xx, stv680, spca50x) is 
using the device and you have read/write access to the device.

This started ocuring about 4 or 5 updates ago.

This is from kde as the Gnome message is even less meaningful.

What is it about, can I fix it or is it a bug?

Darwin H. Webb