[olug] EFF: Call On Congress to Oppose the Induce Act Tomorrow

[Charles Bird]

its cool.
  I'm down with that.


----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Cashell <topher-eff at zyp.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:12:24 -0500
To: olug at olug.org
Subject: Re: [olug] EFF: Call On Congress to Oppose the Induce Act Tomorrow

> I thought this would be of interest to OLUGers again.  The proponents
> of the INDUCE Act are trying to get it introduced to the senate floor,
> and this is a request for people to call members of the Judiciary
> Committee, to show them that we think this is a horrible idea, and
> should be stopped immediately.
> 
> I hope no one minds that this is off-topic.
> 
> --
> Christopher
> 
> At Tue, 28 Sep 04, Unidentified Flying Banana Ren Bucholz, said:
> > Dear Christopher,
> > 
> > Earlier this month, thousands of EFF supporters called on
> > Congress to throw out the Induce Act, a bill that threatens
> > the future of innovation in America. We need your help
> > again. Last time, we targeted the committee that is
> > reviewing the bill. Tomorrow, we want to be sure that
> > *every* Senator hears from constituents who oppose the
> > Induce Act.  Sign up here to add your voice:
> > 
> >  http://www.savebetamax.org/eff
> > 
> > The Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act (S.2560) would
> > extend copyright liability to companies that "induce"
> > copyright infringement. This profound change in the law
> > would make it nearly impossible for a company to bring
> > innovative new technologies to the market.  Under the threat
> > of entertainment industry lawsuits based on the Induce Act,
> > technology companies would be forced to first ask permission
> > from Hollywood and the record labels.  If the entertainment
> > industry had this kind of veto power in the past, it's
> > likely that technologies like the VCR, iPod, and CD burners
> > would never have seen the light of day.  That's why we need
> > you to speak out against the Induce Act:
> > 
> >  http://www.savebetamax.org/eff 
> > 
> > Our friends at Downhill Battle are coordinating the calls at
> > SaveBetamax.org, a site that gives you the information you
> > need to make a quick, easy call to Congress.
> > SaveBetamax.org also provides background on why the Induce
> > Act is so misguided, including an overview of the Supreme
> > Court's decision in the famous Sony Betamax case, which
> > established that the maker of a technology cannot be held
> > liable for copyright violations by users as long as the
> > technology has substantial non-infringing uses. This
> > "Betamax doctrine" spurred two decades of unprecedented
> > technological innovation - and enormous profits for the very
> > companies that ironically want to reverse it with the Induce
> > Act.
> > 
> > Make sure Congress knows you oppose the Induce Act by
> > signing up today. Thanks for taking action!
> > 
> >  http://www.savebetamax.org/eff
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Ren Bucholz
> > EFF Activism Coordinator
> >  http://www.eff.org
> > 
> > To remove yourself from this mailing, please go to http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M6552777472169209000055&iEvent=57079
> > 
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> 
> -- 
> | Christopher
> +------------------------------------------------+
> | Here I stand.  I can do no other.              |
> +------------------------------------------------+
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