IICA info round up

A round-up of other IICA news today:

In "The Presidential Election, Copyright, INDUCE Act (IICA) and Tech Policy" at The Importance of, Ernest Miller notes that the copyfight movement is not yet strong enough to force presidential candidates to take positions on bills such as IICA. He also discusses Kerry's mixed voting history when it comes to tech issues.


In "Higher Education Groups Oppose INDUCE Act," Ernest points out an interesting article in the Daily Texan. The article notes that three groups representing major U.S. universities have written a letter to Sen. Hatch concerning the proposed INDUCE Act. The universities are concerned that IICA is overbroad and threatens universities that provide students with high speed internet access, something which it could be argued induces copyright infringement. The 2 page letter is available here (PDF).


The EFF has written a letter to Congress about IICA proposing "an industry-led collective licensing solution that would ensure compensation for copyright owners while minimizing the need for governmental intrusion into the digital music marketplace." EFF letter here, via Slashdot.