“After weeks of negotiations, the U.S. Senate could take action this week on a bill that would make it easier to sue ‘peer-to-peer’ networks like Kazaa and LimeWire that allow users to copy music and movies over the Internet.” – Reuters.
The TeleRead take: Yes, that’s one of the questions here. But isn’t it possible that the real issue might be something else–massive entertainment conglomerates trying to strangle disruptive technology, with the help of campaign donations? Why is it that news stories rarely mention the political contributions to Sen. Hatch and other INDUCE boosters, or the Music of Orrin Hatch? The man is hardly a threat to Madonna but has enough of an ego to identify his commercial interests with those of big-time entertainers. Meanwhile check out Ernie Miller’s blog for the latest on this Bono-level outrage.
Detail: The Reuters piece does mention the opposition of copyright activists to INDUCE. But as you can see, the copying angle is right in the lead. The ideal lead would mention both the copying issue and the issue of Hollywood’s war on disruptive tech. P2P networks would love to do deals with Hollywood, and some deals are being made, but hardcare greedsters don’t want to derail the gravy train from more conventional distribution arrangements.
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“After weeks of negotiations, the U.S. Senate could take action this week on a bill that would make it easier to sue ‘peer-to-peer’ networks like Kazaa and LimeWire that allow users to copy music and movies over the Internet.” – Reuters.
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