[Fwd: pho: Hatch's Madness/Act Now]

any way we can support these, given that the EFF are our US allies?

Orrin Hatch, btw, is the one who uttered the famous words 'we'll blow up 
their computers'.

John von Seggern (my co-conspirator in the Madonna Remix Project) of 
course did a remix.

mC~

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Hi Pho,


A couple of easy ways to fight Hatch's madness.


1) The EFF has an action letter for circulation to your local 
representatives, based on zipcode.

http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp


2) Downhill Battle offers a "To The Editor" feature that allows you 
to send a revised copy of that letter to the editor of every 
publication in and around your own zip code with one click.

http://www.downhillbattle.org/totheeditor/


I've taken the liberty of remixing the EFF letter for use with DH 
Battle's technology, as below.

Act now.


Steven



To The Editor:

Innovation Under Attack

Dear Editor,

Your readers need to be made aware of the Induce Act, recently 
introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.

The Induce Act would make it illegal to aid, abet, or induce 
copyright infringement, which could make companies liable for 
violations committed by their customers.  This would be an enormous 
change in our copyright law. In fact, it could threaten many familiar 
technologies that have both infringing and non-infringing uses, like 
the videocassette recorder (VCR) and the Apple iPod.

In addition to endangering existing products, S.2560 would preclude 
future inventions. If the Induce Act is passed, the creators of the 
next iPod or VCR will have to subject themselves to approval from 
every major copyright holder before even getting to market.

This will create an unprecedented chilling effect on innovators and 
those who invest in their companies. This bill threatens the very 
underpinnings of democratic discourse, and must be seen for what it 
is, a giant step backward for the American people, resulting in the 
loss of thousands of jobs.

Our country has a long tradition of allowing companies to make 
information tools, even if those tools can be used to infringe 
copyrights. This freedom has fueled decades of innovation and created 
thousands of jobs.

 The Induce Act would stall our nation's engine of innovation and 
drastically upset our copyright balance.

I urge all of your readers to fight it.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,



Steven Starr

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