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Inducing hi-tech stasis.(Science And Environment)(INDUCE Act)(Brief Article)
Inducing Hi-Tech Stasis George Pieler, "Send Me No Files: Senate INDUCEs a Threat to the Future of information Technology," Competitive Enterprise Institute OnPoint No. 91, July 2004 (cei.org)
CEI scholar Georgie Pieler induces us to ponder a thorny legal issue: At what point does facilitating the illegal sharing of copyrighted material equal the very act of infringement itself?
Pieler considers pending legislation introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (RUT), known as the INDUCE Act. The bill makes a third party liable for copyright infringement if it "intentionally aids, abets, induces, or procures" copyright infringement for commercial purposes. Pursuing individual copyright infringers in a digital world is difficult, so this bill increases the liability on "inducers" (for example, file trading systems), the more easily traceable technology "middleman."
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- Newspaper article from: The Online Reporter September 6, 2004 700+ words
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- Induce Act Vote Postponed.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: The Online Reporter October 9, 2004 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 15, 2004 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT) July 29, 2004 700+ words
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...second time that's happened), the Induce Act, as it's commonly called, remains...to narrow its scope. Still, if the Induce Act were to become law, it would bring fundamental...infringement. As introduced by Hatch, the Induce Act would hold liable anyone who "intentionally...