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RIAA Sends Letter to Senate Supporting INDUCE Act

Posted by michael on from the boston-strangler dept.

The Importance of writes "Slashdot has discussed the INDUCE Act before (and here and here). The act would make 'intentionally inducing' infringement a crime, but defines inducing so broadly that all sorts of technology is threatened. A little over a week ago, tech companies and civil rights groups sent a letter to some senators asking for hearings on the bill. A couple of days ago, the RIAA responded with their own letter sent to all 100 senators. There is also an abridged and annotated version of the RIAA letter. LawMeme has put together an index to INDUCE Act analysis."

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  1. Ready to help. by kyknos.org · · Score: 5, Funny

    If some American citizen is going to emigrate i can help to start a new life in a free country ;)

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    SHE does throw dice.
  2. RIAA Inducement to Crime by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 5, Funny
    The RIAA companies sells CD's at prices far above the cost of manufacture + royalities.

    This induces people to commit crimes by copying and sharing these recordings that would never exist if the RIAA didn't sell them in the first place.

    ARREST THE RIAA!

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    "It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
  3. its a great idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    We urge you to support it. It is intended to target bad actors only

    Bruce Willis and and Sylvester Stallone were unavailable for comment.

  4. Didn't RTFA? Quick Version by Xeth · · Score: 5, Funny
    Dear Duly Brib^H^H^H^HElected Members of Congress,

    lies, lies, contrived statistics, spin, I'm a tool, lies, emotional evocation, misrepresentation, lies, lies, damn lies

    Sincerely,

    Mitch Bainwol

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    If your theory is different from practice, then your theory is wrong.
  5. INDUCE act, otherwise known as the by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bureaucrats United with Lazy Lobbyists Stopping Helpful Information Technology act.

  6. Maybe they should let it pass! by Xaroth · · Score: 5, Funny

    According to this proposed law, anything that can be used for or is used in the infringing of copyrighted material can be construed as inducing infringement.

    In order to infringe on copyrighted material, you need to have the material itself and a device or method to copy it.

    Therefore, copyrighted material is an inducement to infringe.

    Copyrighted material can't be copied if it's not created.

    Artists create copyrighted material.

    They are therefore contributing to the infringement of copyrighted material.

    The RIAA can only exist if it supports artists.

    The RIAA supports artists who create copyrighted material.

    The RIAA are therefore contributing to the infringement of copyrighted material.

    Because of this, the RIAA should be ordered to stop supporting artists as a result of this law.

    Since the RIAA cannot support artists, it must cease to exist.

    Hooray!

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    That green slime had it coming.
  7. Advantage of being a 3rd world country by losttoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hahahaha!!!
    For once, being in a third world country feels great. No big brother watching while you pirate to your heart's content!! :))

    Law enforcement in countries like China/India is especially more difficult given the HUGE populations and meagre resources/understanding/moral (read corruption) at the disposal of the law enforcement agencies to go after the culprits.

    This will force the music and software companies to sell there wares for cheaper and more reasonable prices. If they don't, then won't sell at all, like now where most of us simply pirate all the stuff!!

    Three cheers for poverty and bad law enforcement!!

  8. you are correct! by zogger · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Being a Democrat or Republican is not like being Borg"

    This is true! The Borg are neither bribable nor blackmailable!