Wednesday, August 25, 2004
More copyright legislation
For a group that is supposed to be weeding out terrorists and other "evil-doers," Congress sure spends a sh!tload of time (and out money) trying to kill technological innovation and limit the fair use rights of consumers. Orrin Hatch is proposing more legislation on behalf of the MPAA and RIAA. This time, it is the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act (SB2560).
In a nutshell, the act "would hold technology companies liable for encouraging people to infringe copyright." The bill is intended to shut down file-sharing networks; however, it sounds devices like DVD burners could be targets as well.
According to the WIRED article, several consumer electronics and technology groups have proposed different wording of the bill saying it should only apply to "only someone who distributes a commercial computer program that is 'specifically designed' for wide-scale piracy on digital networks could be held liable for copyright violations."
The MPAA and the RIAA need to develop strategies to deal with (and benefit from) digital technology instead of using our tax dollars to protect their content.
For a group that is supposed to be weeding out terrorists and other "evil-doers," Congress sure spends a sh!tload of time (and out money) trying to kill technological innovation and limit the fair use rights of consumers. Orrin Hatch is proposing more legislation on behalf of the MPAA and RIAA. This time, it is the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act (SB2560).
In a nutshell, the act "would hold technology companies liable for encouraging people to infringe copyright." The bill is intended to shut down file-sharing networks; however, it sounds devices like DVD burners could be targets as well.
According to the WIRED article, several consumer electronics and technology groups have proposed different wording of the bill saying it should only apply to "only someone who distributes a commercial computer program that is 'specifically designed' for wide-scale piracy on digital networks could be held liable for copyright violations."
The MPAA and the RIAA need to develop strategies to deal with (and benefit from) digital technology instead of using our tax dollars to protect their content.
¶ 12:08 PM 
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