Felten on Cal-Induce

Ed Felten responds to Techdirt: California Senator Wants To Throw Ed Felten In Jail:

TechDirt argues that my TinyP2P program would violate the proposed law.

Actually, the bill would appear to apply to a wide range of general-purpose software ...

That definition clearly includes the web, and the Internet itself, so that any software that enabled a user to connect to the Internet would be covered. And note that it's not just the author or seller of the software who is at risk, but also any advertiser or distributor....

This bill is terrible public policy, especially for the state that leads the world in the creation of innovative network software.