Hatch Pushes INDUCE Act 739
An anonymous reader writes "According to CNET the Senate is leaning strongly in favor of the INDUCE Act sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch. It looks like the RIAA is making significant progress manipulating the marionette strings in Congress. MP3newswire.net states that if such laws were to pass, the record industry would become the new AMTRAK. 'Bloated and inefficient as always, but now a drain on taxpayers wallets and liberty as well'." Infoworld has a story as well. Reader CryptoEngineer writes: "Marybeth Peters, of the US Copyright Office
testified recently before the Senate Judiciary committee in support of the INDUCE Act, which has been discussed
here
before. In summary, she thinks its not strong enough. Among other things, she proposed scrapping the Betamax decision, which makes it legal to timeshift TV shows with a VCR. Analysis here."
Re:Powerful incentives (and interests) (Score:5, Funny)
That's just my humble opinion though...
Re:Powerful incentives (and interests) (Score:2, Funny)
Tonight at Saltair, on the anti-P2P tour, Orrin Hatcn and Metallica!
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Re:Not only a repost, a non-issue. (Score:5, Funny)
Human Memory Soon to Be Banned (Score:3, Funny)
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I find it extremely funny that if such a revolution ever took place, the history books will record under "Causes:", not "Taxation without Representation", but instead, "Took away their VCR's".
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Re:Flip, flop (Score:3, Funny)
I'll never believe another thing Hawking says ever again.
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Re:Vote in 2004 (Score:3, Funny)
There are 100 people in society.
There are 2 brilliant people.
There are 20 greedy people.
There are 20 gullible people.
There are 10 who are opposed.
There are 48 people trying to keep ahead of the bills.
5 greedy people beat up 2 brilliant people to keep them quiet.
5 greedy people convince 20 gullible people.
20 gullible people make lots of noise.
48 people trying to pay taxes are distracted.
48 people placate the 10 who are opposed.
5 greedy people, 20 gullible people, 10 people struggling to keep food on the table, and 2 people who are opposed go to the polls and vote.
5 people sit back and enjoy the show.