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October 7, 2004
Write your congress to vote against teh Induce Act
The media companies are at it again. Tech firms rally against copyright bill | CNET News.com Trying to legislate their way into a continued monopoly by moving the liability bar for infringement WAY up the stack to anyone who enables any part of copywrite infringement. Here is the relevant test:
(g)(1) In this subsection, the term `intentionally induces' means intentionally aids, abets, induces, or procures, and intent may be shown by acts from which a reasonable person would find intent to induce infringement based upon all relevant information about such acts then reasonably available to the actor, including whether the activity relies on infringement for its commercial viability.
`(2) Whoever intentionally induces any violation identified in subsection (a) shall be liable as an infringer.
The act would create a whole new category of "infringers". Basically ANY technology company that touches anything. This is bad for the venture capital, bad for innovation and bad for the economy in general. The tech business is driving economic growth, not the media business. Why shut off growth to protect a legacy monopoly? Bad policy.
I hope Kerry comes out with his "wrong bill at the wrong time" speech as forcefully as he has been talking about the Iraq war. The Induce Act actually has as much potential to impact the future economic growth prospects of this country as the war in Iraq. It is that important.
Write your congressmen. Oppose this act.
Posted by Martin at October 7, 2004 8:45 AM
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