Jun 29

Orrin Hatch and the INDUCE Act

The good Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah is sponsoring a bill that could make possibly any piece of technology (at least the tech that people actually want) illegal. The bill states that if you make or provide a product that ‘induces’ somebody to infringe on another’s copyright you could be held liable.

Since the merits of this bill are being discussed elsewhere, I won’t go into all that. I would however find it amusing and slightly ironic if somebody were to seed a bittorrent file of Orrin Hatch’s latest musical offering Orrin Hatch’s Christmas Eve (iTMS link) so the world could hear what it is Mr. Hatch is trying to protect. Just a thought.

by Rob   June 29, 2004 3:30 PM   |

Comments

by Deane,   June 29, 2004 3:39 PM  

That is perhaps the stupidest idea I have ever, ever heard. Ever. I believe in respecting our leaders and all, but Orrin Hatch is, henceforth and forever, a complete idiot.

by Electro,   November 4, 2004 10:36 AM  

People like Hatch will awlways be close-minded and won't think of anyone but himself. He doesn't care about you or you rights.

by Joe,   November 4, 2004 10:45 AM  

Come on, now. That's completely untrue if you're a media conglomerate that bankrolls him.

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