The Drovers Dog
Reserve Team
For more info about this subject visit --- Http://www.doom9.org/
and follow the link via the text line below. USA look out.
asking the Senate to reject the bill.
Edit, edit, here is the latest rundown about the threat to Tech 30-9-2004
Major industry groups barred from meeting on INDUCE Act
Today, staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee are meeting with a fraction of supporters and opponents of S. 2560, widely known as the INDUCE Act.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with dozens of other commercial, consumer and non-profit interests, will not be participating. CCIA, which represent companies with more than $200 billion, in sales and 1 million employees worldwide, was specifically told NOT to appear last night by Senator Hatch's Office.
The bill on its face will hamper innovation and harm consumers: Armed with a new cause of action, Hollywood lawyers will have the power to bring suit against any technology, telecommunications or consumer electronics company that produces a product or service that could be used to infringe copyright.
Put simply, it covers virtually every recording, duplication and information technology device today – even the Internet itself. Perhaps worst of all, S. 2560 cannot work: The odds that other countries will adopt such draconian legislation are slim to none. Several European commentators have quipped that they should ready themselves for a wave of immigration by US high-tech talent if this bill becomes law.
Drafters have failed to account for interests of the public at large. The bill's authors have thus far ignored virtually every suggestion put forth by CCIA and a group of 50 companies, non-profits and trade associations over the past three months. Opponents of the bill have submitted numerous proposals and amendments. Yet, despite their good faith efforts, they have received no substantive critiques of their work and have been labeled obstructionist".
The stakes involved are high. Examples of the sorts of devices likely to be affected by this proposal include:
VCRs
Optical disk recorders
Radio receivers
Audio devices
Instant Messenger
Personal computers
iPods and other personal music players
Online music services
The Internet itself
CCIA, together with computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies, libraries, universities, consumer advocates and electronics retailers everywhere opposes S. 2560. We urge the Senate to reject this bill.
and follow the link via the text line below. USA look out.
asking the Senate to reject the bill.
Edit, edit, here is the latest rundown about the threat to Tech 30-9-2004
Major industry groups barred from meeting on INDUCE Act
Today, staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee are meeting with a fraction of supporters and opponents of S. 2560, widely known as the INDUCE Act.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with dozens of other commercial, consumer and non-profit interests, will not be participating. CCIA, which represent companies with more than $200 billion, in sales and 1 million employees worldwide, was specifically told NOT to appear last night by Senator Hatch's Office.
The bill on its face will hamper innovation and harm consumers: Armed with a new cause of action, Hollywood lawyers will have the power to bring suit against any technology, telecommunications or consumer electronics company that produces a product or service that could be used to infringe copyright.
Put simply, it covers virtually every recording, duplication and information technology device today – even the Internet itself. Perhaps worst of all, S. 2560 cannot work: The odds that other countries will adopt such draconian legislation are slim to none. Several European commentators have quipped that they should ready themselves for a wave of immigration by US high-tech talent if this bill becomes law.
Drafters have failed to account for interests of the public at large. The bill's authors have thus far ignored virtually every suggestion put forth by CCIA and a group of 50 companies, non-profits and trade associations over the past three months. Opponents of the bill have submitted numerous proposals and amendments. Yet, despite their good faith efforts, they have received no substantive critiques of their work and have been labeled obstructionist".
The stakes involved are high. Examples of the sorts of devices likely to be affected by this proposal include:
VCRs
Optical disk recorders
Radio receivers
Audio devices
Instant Messenger
Personal computers
iPods and other personal music players
Online music services
The Internet itself
CCIA, together with computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies, libraries, universities, consumer advocates and electronics retailers everywhere opposes S. 2560. We urge the Senate to reject this bill.
... thats rotherham for you!
I went to a Synagogue once. They gave me free coke and biscuits. It might have been a mosque actually.
