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EFF's Letter to the Senate on INDUCE
z0ink writes "Picked up off of EFFector today a letter to all US Senators on the topic of IICA (Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 -- formerly the INDUCE Act). 'In February, EFF proposed an industry-led collective licensing
solution that would ensure compensation for copyright owners
while minimizing the need for governmental intrusion into the
digital music marketplace,' writes EFF Executive Director Shari
Steele in the letter. 'It's time for a solution to the P2P
conflict that pays artists, not lawyers.' IICA has been covered here on Slashdot with more information available here."
"In exchange for paying a low monthly license fee (as little as $5 a month could raise billions annually when spread over the tens of millions of filesharers), music fans will be free to download whatever they like, using whatever software works best for them."
Great idea braniac. End lawsuits protecting intellecual proptery and copyrights. Just give everyone all the music they want for $5. That will solve all the problems, eh? That will pay all the artists and publishers?
No. Thats a pittance. And people would still steal music (yes, I said steal, let go of your state of denial, nerd), refusing to pay this tiny fee.
This is just more leftist propanganda. Its "big business'" fault that individuals break the law. They should have reacted with a "better business model" or something. (that is you thieves' stock answer, right?) There is no individual responsibility for anything. Its not your fault you steal music and movies that you have no right to.