Marybeth Peters, the U.S. register of copyrights, told a conference here that the so-called Induce Act would not be part of the slew of legislation--including key spending measures--that Congress is expected to vote on before leaving for next week's Thanksgiving holiday.
"I don't think you'll ever see database protection," said Peters, who has been involved in closed-door negotiations this fall over copyright legislation. "Something else you won't see this year is something known as the Induce Act."
The database bill would create a new intellectual property right for collections of information, while the Induce Act would prohibit inducing anyone to violate copyright law.
That proposal, which goes by the full name of Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act, represents the latest legislative attempt by large copyright holders to address what they see as the growing threat of peer-to-peer networks rife with pirated music, movies and software. Violations would be punished with civil fines and, in some circumstances, lengthy prison terms. But tech companies, librarians and consumer electronics groups are worried that legitimate hardware and software could be imperiled as well.
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Come on Congrtess, get these laws enacted.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/18/04
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Better things to do with their time
AbsolutelyNot | 11/18/04
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The tiny crowd?
tic swayback | 11/18/04
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Oh goody goody more laws, I can't wait
Squawkbox | 11/18/04
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no ax did you support the DMCA as well
JasonL31 | 11/18/04
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No_Ax, you're part of the tiny crowd
voska | 11/19/04
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Both are a disaster
Tim Patterson | 11/18/04
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Furthermore
tic swayback | 11/18/04
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no ax support making everything illegal
JasonL31 | 11/18/04
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don't bother
JasonL31 | 11/18/04
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bush was elected, this law will pass in the next four years
JasonL31 | 11/18/04
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Not just Bush
tic swayback | 11/19/04
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Seems Ludicrous!
s8in | 11/19/04
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