Monday, 2 August 2004

Remember... don't remember anything...

Does Hatch have iPod, TiVo, Google and Legos in his sights?
This is another case of good intentions from a freakin' moron... Yes, we certainly don't want people or companies out there talking people into breaking the copyright law [just like it's pretty much just as illegal to incite violent riots or convince someone to commit murder as it is to be part of the riot or be the murderer] but this is not the way to do it. It's like banning cars because they induce bank robberies because they are so useful in a getaway. The sad thing is that this is obviously an attempt to protect copyright and protect and motivate people to create and develop ideas but this will simply damage such intentions, making it less appealing to develop new information technologies. Check out Hatch's Hit List from Corante for a list of possible targets of the INDUCE Act. I think Libraries and the Human Brain should be added to the list.

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