Thanks for Taking Action

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Robert

Dear Robert,

Thank you for taking action through the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Action Center.  Together we can make a difference.

Here's a copy of the message you sent:

Senator Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510-0504

Dear Senator Feinstein,

Senator Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510-0501

Dear Senator Boxer,

I am writing to request your opposition to the Inducing Infringement of
Copyright Act (the Induce Act, S.2560).  The Induce Act would make it illegal
to aid, abet, or induce copyright infringement, which could make companies
liable for violations committed by their customers.  This would be an enormous
change in our copyright law. In fact, it could threaten many familiar
technologies
that have both infringing and non-infringing uses, like the videocassette
recorder (VCR) and the Apple iPod.

In addition to endangering existing products, S.2560 would preclude future
inventions.  If the Induce Act is passed, the creators of the next iPod
or VCR will have to subject themselves to approval from every major copyright
holder before even getting to market.  This will create an unprecedented
chilling effect on innovators and those who invest in their companies.

Our country has a long tradition of allowing companies to make information
tools, even if those tools can be used to infringe copyrights.  This freedom
has fueled decades of innovation and created thousands of jobs.  The Induce
Act would stall our nation's engine of innovation and drastically upset
our copyright balance.  I urge you to fight it.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Robert

where-I-live

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