Antipiracy bill targets technology - News - ZDNet

Antipiracy bill targets technology - News - ZDNet

The proposal, called the Induce Act, says "whoever intentionally induces any violation" of copyright law would be legally liable for those violations, a prohibition that would effectively ban file-swapping networks like Kazaa and Morpheus. In the draft bill seen by CNET News.com, inducement is defined as "aids, abets, induces, counsels, or procures" and can be punished with civil fines and, in some circumstances, lengthy prison terms.

Under the Induce Act, products like ReplayTV, peer-to-peer networks and even the humble VCR could be outlawed because they can potentially be used to infringe copyrights. Web sites such as Tucows that host peer-to-peer clients like the Morpheus software are also at risk for "inducing" infringement.

Wonder, where are these guys planning to go. If someone is so afraid that someone else would copy his/her work, they should just not make it public.

If the current trend continues we could soon see all technology being outlawed becuase it can "potentially" lead to copyright infringements. Maybe we should return to stone age.