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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:37:24 -0700
From: Ren Bucholz <[email protected]>
To: joy garnett <[email protected]>
Subject: Help Stop the Induce Act: Call Congress Tomorrow
Dear joy,
On Tuesday, September 14, thousands of people will
ask Congress to throw out the Induce Act, a bill
that poses a dire threat to the future of innovation
in America. Sign up here to add your voice:
http://www.savebetamax.org/
The Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act (S.2560)
would extend copyright liability to companies that
"induce" copyright infringement. This profound change
in the law would make it nearly impossible for a
company to bring innovative new technologies to the
market. Under the threat of entertainment industry
lawsuits based on the Induce Act, technology
companies would be forced to first ask permission
from Hollywood and the record labels. If the
entertainment industry had this kind of veto power
in the past, it's likely that technologies like the
VCR, iPod, and CD burners would never have seen the
light of day. That's why we need you to speak out
against the Induce Act:
http://www.savebetamax.org/
Our friends at Downhill Battle are coordinating the
calls at SaveBetamax.org, a site that gives you the
information you need to make a quick, easy call to
Congress. SaveBetamax.org also provides background
on why the Induce Act is so misguided, including an
overview of the Supreme Court's decision in the
famous Sony Betamax case, which established that the
maker of a technology cannot be held liable for
copyright violations by users as long as the
technology has substantial non-infringing uses.
This "Betamax doctrine" spurred two decades of
unprecedented technological innovation - and
enormous profits for the very companies that
ironically want to reverse it with the Induce Act.
Make sure Congress knows you don't support the
Induce Act - sign up to call Congress at
SaveBetamax.org. Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
Ren Bucholz
EFF Activism Coordinator
http://www.eff.org
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