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Copyright Office Suggests Changes To Induce Act

Posted by michael on from the thar-be-pirates dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US Copyright Office has proposed a new version of the Induce act. Under this new version it is apparently more difficult to bring charges against a company for inducement. Stories on the subject can be found at DRMBlog.com and at News.com."

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  1. Re:Finally.... by networkBoy · · Score: 1, Funny

    naw, there's been a mistake.
    -nB

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  2. Re:Canada, here I come. by stratjakt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Heh, just wait till you get there.

    At least the US govt is predictable because you can understand what motivates it ($$$$$). Canadian govt is just plain fuckin insane.

    Tell Sheila Copps I never got my flag if you see the bitch.

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  3. Re:Inducing people.... by black+mariah · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is all in how you market something. "Rip all your songs and put them on our MP3 player!" is one thing. "Download everything for free off of Kazaa and put it on our MP3 player!" is another. Inducement isn't a new idea. Look it up. Google usually works wonders. Dumbass.

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  4. Go big and ban it all. by Acts+of+Attrition · · Score: 2, Funny
    Does it really make sense? it's still wholly against P2P networks.

    "Sir I just heard of a network that connects lots and lots of computers, and it allows them to exchange files"
    "Sounds terrible. Let's go ban it"
    "Will Do. Going ahead with Plan Q: BAN THE INTERNET"
    "Hmm. We just destroyed all that e-commerce stuff we do"
    "We sure did"
    "damn..."

  5. Re:It's a start... by TheGavster · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what we really need to do is fill the reelection coffers with money made selling bootleg movies we got off KaZaA ...

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  6. Re:It's a start... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The people pushing for this bill are trying to stop a train going at full tilt with no one behind the wheel.

    Wheel as in steering wheel?! WOW! I want a train with a steering wheel! Nobody will get in my way on the freeway with 2,000 tons behind me!!

    (Note: I've never posted anything funny before. Probably still haven't.)