IICA: Bad for Artists, too

At StreamingMedia.com, Fred Wilhems argues that the Induce Act is bad for artists as well as technology companies: No Matter What You Call It, the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act Spells Trouble

Rather than figure out how to get paid from the technology, Big Content is supporting INDUCE in order to stop the technology from coming to market. This is just stupid. INDUCE isn't going to stop hardware and software developers outside the U.S. from working on new technology and bringing it to market. It is going to stop U.S. developers from participating in this growth, just as it will stop U.S. manufacturers, distributors, and retailers from achieving any share of the profits to be made, or employing the people who perform these functions, and no one else is going to be paid, either.

(via The Importance Of...)