Saturday, October 09, 2004
Boo. Freaking. YAH.
If there ever were a time for me to say AWESOME POSSUM today, now would be it:the INDUCE Act is, at least for now, dead.
....And a collective sigh of relief is heard. If you can't hear it, you're not listening properly. ¶ 7:17 p.m.
If there ever were a time for me to say AWESOME POSSUM today, now would be it:the INDUCE Act is, at least for now, dead.
Entertainment groups and consumer organizations were unable Thursday to reach a compromise over a Senate proposal aimed at manufacturers of file-sharing software commonly used to steal electronic copies of music, movies and computer programs.
The Induce Act, strongly supported by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, would make manufacturers of such software liable for inducing people to commit copyright infringement. Consumer groups and some computer companies have complained that the bill's language is too broad and could apply liability to legitimate technology.
....And a collective sigh of relief is heard. If you can't hear it, you're not listening properly. ¶ 7:17 p.m.
