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09:21:59 am on September 10, 2004 | # |
Downhill Battle is organizing a national call-in day to oppose the INDUCE act. Sign up to call Senators who support the act on September 14th. The INDUCE act threatens to reverse the Supreme Court’s Betamax ruling that made VCR’s legal:
The Betamax ruling is the only thing that protects your right to own a VCR, tape recorder, CD-burner, DVD-burner, iPod, or TiVo. It’s that important. But new legislation that’s being pushed through the Senate by lobbyists for the music and movie industries would override the Betamax decision and create a huge liability for any business that makes products which can copy sound or video. This legislation (formerly known as the INDUCE Act) would essentially give Hollywood veto power over a huge range of new technologies. And if they get this power, they’ll definitely use it: just as they tried to stomp out the VCR in the 70’s and 80’s, the music and movie industries want to force all content to go through their own restricted channels.
I’ve never actually called a Congresscritter’s office but this bill is sneaking through because Congress thinks it’s below the public’s radar, we need to make our voices heard.
Gear Live: Enter The High Tech Lifestyle 11:37 am on 9/16/2004 | #
Help Save Betamax To Keep Technology Moving Forward The folks at Downhill Battle have launched the Save Betamax campaign, which included a National Call In Day on September 14. While the official Call In Day is over, we can still make a difference with phone calls, letters, and…
AG's Blog 7:52 pm on 9/28/2004 | #
Save Betamax Yes, I know that the Sony Betamax died a long terrible death back in 1983. However, it appears that some of our more popular electronic nuances (ie VCR, CD & DVD Burners, iPOD and TiVo) are being threatened by a…