June 26, 2004

INDUCE ACT (IICA) Talking Points From Prof. Susan Crawford

Read this: Overstatement and IICA

There are reasonable people walking on this earth who will say that the IICA is not a big deal. Rather than jump down their throats, I'm going to suggest that we slow things down, have some hearings, and try to get to the bottom of what's going on. Three kinds of arguments, all of which interrelate, are being thrown back and forth:

[N.b.: This is the about the new copywrong, a proposed "inducement" liability]

Andrew Orlowski wanted resources for "Concerned citizens looking for NRA-style talking points". The above isn't NRA-style, but definitely worthwhile.

By Seth Finkelstein | posted in copyblight | on June 26, 2004 11:59 PM (Infothought permalink) | Followups
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