The aftermath of Nov. 2nd for IICA

It is unclear how the results of Nov. 2 will affect the potential passage of the Induce Act when the lame duck Congress reconvenes. Democrat Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), who sponsored the Induce Act, was given the boot by South Dakotans. There are plenty of other co-sponsors so this means little.

Five of the six candidates supported by IPac (the still new public interest IP political action group) won yesterday. Rick Boucher (D-VA), a champion of consumer and technology friendly IP law and the sponsor/author of the DMCRA, retained his seat. Joe Barton (R-TX), John Doolittle (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Christopher Cox (R-CA), all DMCRA co-sponsors, all won reelection.

For more on what techies, geeks, and the copyleft can expect from the Bush administration during the next 4 years, see this C-Net article - Votes are cast--time to count the issues.