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Less hyperbole. More vomit.

Less hyperbole. More vomit. 07/10/2004 01:23 PM

« A more honest and satirical postcard featured in Nyt this week. »

Postcards tend to portray their subjects in the most appealing light and circumstances with sunshine, flowers, smiling people, beautiful scenery and gorgeous architecture. This is intrinsic to the medium and one of the reasons I particularly enjoy collecting them since they say a lot in a small amount of space primarily by what they don't say. In the latest issue of Nyt Magazine, the weekly magazine of the Helsingin Sanomat that I love so much that I save them in a pile in the office, they ran a feature with some not-so-typical postcards of Helsinki which border on satire, but I think the author was hitting only the easy targets rather than some of the more serious and rarely discussed issues that aren't in the tourism and expat brochures.

We moved here during a rather cold January and within a few days I saw a drunk guy stumbling down the middle of the street while I was out walking HB late one night. I used to be a bartender and you can just tell by looking at someone in that state that they're not just on a one night bender. HB and I just stood there for a while and watched the guy vomit, pee and then stagger over to the sidewalk and grab on to a light pole for support. Had I known any Finnish at the time, I'd have yelled to him, "Hey, don't lick the pole!"

By now I'm pretty immune to the sidewalk decorations and the occasional drunks who want to chat me up. Given the choice between drive-by shootings and drunks blowing chunks on the sidewalk, I'll live with the drunks and chunks. What I want to know is why bartenders don't refuse selling beers to obviously drunk people. In the US, you'll get fined or arrested for selling drinks to someone who is visibly intoxicated and you can reserve the right to refuse service to anyone you think has had enough. I couldn't even buy a round of drinks for friends in Boston without having them all come to the bar with me so the bartender could check everyone out. The drunks in downtown Helsinki are pretty harmless and if public intoxication is the worst thing anyone can say about Finns or their culture, well, they probably aren't paying attention. :) I'd bet that refusing service to folks who have clearly had more Lapin Kulta than they really need would cut down on the more obvious examples of public intoxication, but I don't know what the legal side of bartending is like here as, perhaps, that's already a law only rarely enforced. However, I doubt that I will ever get used to watching Finns working on their 3rd beer at 8am on the boats to Talinn.

On the upside, Nyt mentions a collection of old club flyers from Helsinki archived online which is pretty interesting to wade through. It'd be more interesting if the archivist sorted them by year so that you could view them in chronological order and really see the progression of design and style.

Induce No More

Induce No More 08/09/2004 09:08 AM
I have tremendous respect for the scholarship of Professor Larry Lessig, and I am honored to be asked to host his blog this week. I hope that over the coming 5 days, we will have a series of thought-provoking conversations. Your views and suggestions will be helpful to me as...

Another Alt.Induce.Act

Another Alt.Induce.Act 08/06/2004 06:18 PM
Here's another alternative to the Induce Act, and there are others out there....

PK on the INDUCE Act

PK on the INDUCE Act 06/24/2004 09:59 AM
Nicely put.

Other News: "Induce" Act

Other News: "Induce" Act 07/22/2004 09:39 AM
A copyright control bill gathers steam, and it's radical enough to kill the iPod, critics say.

Musicians on the INDUCE act

Musicians on the INDUCE act 08/06/2004 01:14 PM

There's a bill currently being debated in the US Senate, called the INDUCE act (here's a good background on it), that aims to criminalize P2P networks, programmers, software compnaies, and anyone else that can be shown to help "induce copyright infringement."

There are a lot of problems with the act's broad language, but the Future of Music Coalition surveyed musicians to get their opinions on the target of the act, P2P networks. The final product of the survey is a letter to the senate committee debating the bill. The key points are illuminating and worth restating here: artists don't feature in discussions of the bill (just large music labels and technology companies), the bill assumes all copyright owners do not want their works shared on P2P networks (35% of musicians they surveyed saw value in P2P sharing for them), and the bill doesn't allow market-based (like licensing) solutions to occur. Former Creative Commons featured commoner Scott Andrew highlights the survey, the letter, and his problems with the bill in this post.

The Innovator's Induce Act

The Innovator's Induce Act 08/06/2004 02:46 AM
So what would an Induce Act look like that actually balanced the interests of copyright owner and technological innovators? Here's what: the "Inducing Innovation Act." Commentary below, comments and suggestions very welcome, and thanks to those who helped with this....

Siva on INDUCE

Siva on INDUCE 07/24/2004 04:16 PM
Siva's got a great piec e in Salon on the INDUCE Act. Just remember, he was a guest blogger here first.

Fasttracking Induce

Fasttracking Induce 08/20/2004 06:23 PM
So will MGM v. Grokster fasttrack the Induce Act, as many (here Seth F.) think? Hard to say, but there are some reasons, both from theory and history, to think that it won't. First, the Grokster decision, by creating a Circuit split, actually creates legal uncertainty that may slow down...

Other News: INDUCE Act

Other News: INDUCE Act 06/29/2004 10:41 AM
This copyright crackdown bill looks vague and nasty....

INDUCE vomiting

INDUCE vomiting 06/23/2004 01:53 PM
Orrin Hatch thinks of the children. As a convenient lever for shutting down P2P networks.

Stop the INDUCE Act

Stop the INDUCE Act 09/12/2004 03:26 AM
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Induce Act Refuses to Die

Induce Act Refuses to Die 09/14/2004 11:00 AM
Last month, insiders in Washington felt the Induce Act, which would outlaw technology that could contribute to copyright infringement, was history. According to music activist organization Downhill Battle, a year-old organization dedicated to bringing balance to a debate often dominated by the RIAA and large music labels, this is no longer the case. "We were told by people on (Capital) Hill that it is less likely that the bill will come to the floor by itself and have a nice debate and vote," says Nicholas Reville, Downhill Battle Co-Founder. "More likely the Induce Act is going to be snuck through a back door in legislative procedure. The only supporters in any industry or interest group are in Hollywood. From their perspective (the Induce Act) is not going to happen if it gets full airing."

Latest Induce Act Gets See Through
Whitewash

Latest Induce Act Gets See Through
Whitewash 09/02/2004 09:33 PM
Even as a variety of companies have offered up their alterna tive to the Induce Act, the Copyright Office has continued on their efforts, under the watchful eye of the woman who found the original Induce Act too weak. Today, they came out with their first draft of the revised bill, and it includes a few changes designed to quiet the unruly mob of filthy file sharers who actually took a look at the original bill and realized it would ban an awful lot. So, the new language makes the whole "induce" part "intentionally induce" which is a slight improvement. However, it leaves open plenty of other loopholes, and it looks like plenty of items on Hatch's Hit List will still suddenly become illegal for no good reason other than Senator Hatch feels the need to do somethi ng, even if it causes more problems than it solves.

Group Wants to Induce Downloads

Group Wants to Induce Downloads 08/04/2004 04:43 AM
A coalition of techies and free-speech advocates distributes videos of Senate hearings about the Induce Act to prove two points: that the law would be very damaging to the tech industry, and that peer-to-peer networks can serve the public. By Xeni Jardin.

What got edited out of the Induce
hearings?

What got edited out of the Induce
hearings? 08/02/2004 03:02 AM
Peter was watching the hearings for Orrin Hatch's crackpot, iPod-criminalizing Induce Act, when he noticed an edit in the recording. What did Hatch and the Register of Copyrights say to one another during the gap?

Orrin Hatch (OH) : "During the august recess, I would like your office if they can to assist this committee in the efforts to identify and resolve potential concerns about potential abuses of international and domestic and intentional inducement liability. Could we count on your to help us with that?"

Marybeth Peters (MP) : "Absolutely, I just identified this as the most important question in copyright today. We would be more then happy to assist the comitte in facilitating, umm, and bringing about a hopefully a result that could work"

OH : "Yeah i'd heard that so I was just making sure that you..."

(Edit Start)

MP : "We would never say no to you"

(Edit End)

OH : "We'll that is an interesting comment"

Link (Thanks, Peter!)

BitTorrent of Hearings on the INDUCE Act

BitTorrent of Hearings on the INDUCE Act 07/29/2004 05:18 PM

Lawrence Lessig

no potential for a substantial noninfringing use?

Here 's a BitTorrent file that will get you, p2p, the video of the Hearings on the INDUCE Act, prepared by Tom Barger. Watch, and blog the substantial noninfringing use.

BitTorrent is one of the most efficient p2p systems and is great for distributing movies and other large files. The Induce act is trying to make illegal basic technologies such as p2p which "could induce" people to break copyright.

With more powerful cameras and PCs, video and Flash have become important mediums for free speech. They are increasingly being used for political action. The integration of blogs and p2p technology for sharing these videos like the BitTorrent link above from Lessig are a good example. I believe this is substantial non-infringing use.

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Techies Blast Induce Act

Techies Blast Induce Act 07/23/2004 04:34 AM
Technology executives testify that the Induce Act would kill innovation and could make some popular consumer electronics illegal. Regardless, the bill's sponsor says he's determined to crack down on copyright piracy. By Katie Dean.

Hatch Pushes INDUCE Act

Hatch Pushes INDUCE Act 07/23/2004 04:51 PM

Indepth Rebuttal of INDUCE Act FUD

Indepth Rebuttal of INDUCE Act FUD 06/24/2004 06:03 PM
Ernest Miller writes "As noted previ ously on Techdirt, the INDUCE Act or Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act, whichever you prefer, has been officially introduced. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), provided an extensive floor speech in support of the proposed legislation that lays out the most common arguments in favor of the bill. I've gone through that speech and rebutted it line-by-line." Worth reading, though it may upset you that this sort of crap has already gotten as far as it has, and may continue to move forward.

What tech does Induce Act endanger?

What tech does Induce Act endanger? 07/09/2004 01:47 PM
Ernest Miller says:

The INDUCE Act will make "whoever intentionally induces" copyright infringement liable for that infringement. Unfortunately, the definition of "intentionally induces" is extremely broad and the proposed law would give copyright holders (such as the RIAA and MPAA) tremendous flexibility in suing developers of new technology and effectively quashing progress that the copyright holders don't like. To foster reasoned debate on this topic, I'm inaugurating a new daily feature at The Importance Of ..., called "Hatch's Hit List." Each entry will give an actual example of a new and innovative device or technology that would be threatened by the INDUCE Act.

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Xeni on NPR: INDUCE Act update

Xeni on NPR: INDUCE Act update 07/27/2004 01:18 PM
On today's edition of the NPR program "Day to Day," I speak with host Madeleine Brand about the Hatch/Leahy INDUCE Act, much-blogged here and there and elsewhere of late. The law seeks to ban technology that would "intentionally induce" copyright infringement. Hollywood and the recording industry back it, seeking new muscle to combat filesharing. Tech companies, digital liberty advocates, and geek activist groups like savetheipod.com say it's ill-conceived and badly written. In its current form, INDUCE would unfairly stifle innovation, they say -- and could outlaw a wide range of gadgets and services we take for granted, from iPods to PDAs to web search engines (et tu, Google?).
Link to online archive for today's "Day to Day" show, available after 12pm Pacific time.

Technologies Threatened By INDUCE Act

Technologies Threatened By INDUCE Act 07/09/2004 08:29 PM
Ernest Miller writes "Techdirt has called the INDUCE Act "broad and ridiculously dangerous" and claimed that "it would be disastrous for the tech industry." Both these claims are correct. To prove them, I've started a new feature on The Importance Of... called Hatch's Hit List. Every weekday I will endeavor to provide an example of technologies and devices that are threatened to be killed or crippled by the INDUCE Act. I welcome suggestions for examples from Techdirt readers. "

Orrin Hatch and the INDUCE Act

Orrin Hatch and the INDUCE Act 06/29/2004 03:48 PM

The good Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah is sponsoring a bill that could make possibly any piece of technology (at least the tech that people actually want) illegal. The bill states that if you make or provide a product that 'induces' somebody to infringe on another's copyright you could be held liable.

Since the merits of this bill are being discussed elsewhere, I won't go into all that. I would however find it amusing and slightly ironic if somebody were to seed a bittorrent file of Orrin Hatch's latest musical offering Orrin Hatch's Christmas Eve (iTMS link) so the world could hear what it is Mr. Hatch is trying to protect. Just a thought.

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Tuesday is INDUCE call-in day

Tuesday is INDUCE call-in day 09/14/2004 03:48 AM
Xeni Jardin: As my colleague Cory blogged last week, Tuesday September 14 is "Save Betamax National Call-in Day."

Why Save Betamax? The short version: We're organizing a call-in day to Congress on September 14 to oppose new legislation that would undermine the Betamax decision (INDUCE Act). Here's why: The Betamax VCR died more than 15 years ago, but the Supreme Court decision that made the Betamax and all other VCRs legal lived on. In Sony vs. Universal (known as the Betamax decision) the Court ruled that because VCRs have legitimate uses, the technology is legal—even if some people use it to copy movies. Of course, the movie industry was lucky it lost the case against VCRs, because home video soon became Hollywood's largest source of revenue. And the freedom to use and develop new technology that was protected by the Betamax decision set the stage for the incredible growth in computer technology we've seen in the last few decades.

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Will The INDUCE act change the iPod?

Will The INDUCE act change the iPod? 08/10/2004 09:07 AM

INDUCE Act: Ipecac for Fair Use

INDUCE Act: Ipecac for Fair Use 06/28/2004 11:18 AM

I have an admission to make. Until about 5 minutes ago, I had never given money to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Although I have advocated their support for years, encouraging others to donate -- even on Gizmodo -- my cheap bastardness kept me from digging out my wallet, which is terribly lame, and I apologize. Now, though, I've cleared out my Paypal account and joined -- and I didn't donate a lot, either. Just $25 -- but now I feel like I can go ahead and write the rest of this post without being a total hypocrite.

Ernest Miller brought to my attention something called the INDUCE Act, a bit of proposed law spearheaded by Senator Orrin Hatch that could possibly be used by record companies to sue companies that "induce infringements of the Copyright Act," meaning portable music stalwarts like Apple and Toshiba could be penalized for providing iPods (and the drives that power them) because they encourage users to download music. If by my description the proposed act seems too vague and indefinable, that's because, basically, it is. The INDUCE Act would be another weapon in the music industry's fight against its own customers -- you and me.

Anyway, the EFF, as usual, does as much better job explaining the cause for alarm, including a mock complaint against Apple and Toshiba that the INDUCE Act, if passed, could make possible. If you think they maybe have a point, you should throw them a little cash, too. Think of it as a tax on all that free music you've downloaded or traded with your friends (don't tell them I said that, though).
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Hatch's Induce Act comes under fire

Hatch's Induce Act comes under fire 07/06/2004 09:59 AM
Congressman Boucher weighs in, guns blazing

30,000 anti-Induce Act letters sent to
Congress

30,000 anti-Induce Act letters sent to
Congress 07/26/2004 01:59 AM
Orrin Hatch's Draconian Induce Act -- which would criminalize iPods on the grounds that shipping a high-capacity personal stereo practically begs the public to use file-sharing services to fill it -- continues to draw fire from all quarters. Between EFF and SaveTheIpod.com, over 30,000 Congresscritter letters have been sent by voters in every state in the Union, asking government to save America from Orrin Hatch and the cartel that has put him up to this insanity. Click below to send your own letter: Lin k

RIAA defends Induce act and is on the
offensive

RIAA defends Induce act and is on the
offensive 07/14/2004 05:17 AM

Techdirt has a great article about the ridiculous INDUCE Act that was penned by Senator Hatch. It seems that the RIAA under a lot of pressure as a lot of major players are against the ACT have sent all 100 senators a letter telling them how this law will not affect the Betamax decision.

Buzz on over to Techdirt for all the links great coverage [Techdirt]

EFF's Letter to the Senate on INDUCE

EFF's Letter to the Senate on INDUCE 07/30/2004 08:31 AM
Slashdot Jul 30 2004 12:19PM GMT

Tech Groups Want Induce Hearings

Tech Groups Want Induce Hearings 09/17/2004 06:02 PM
Wired News Sep 17 2004 8:23PM GMT

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned 09/14/2004 05:51 AM
A music-activism group is staging a massive call-in to congressional members Tuesday to protest the Induce Act and urge protection of consumers' rights to music and movies they own. By Katie Dean.

Orlowski on Induce Act and hacker
activism

Orlowski on Induce Act and hacker
activism 06/27/2004 10:20 PM

In an update on the new Induce Act that I blogged about earlier, Orlowski makes an interesting observation about why the IT lobby lost Hatch who is leading this bill and who used to be "on our side."

Orlowski - The Register

Dirty rotten inducers - the law the IT world deserves?

...Well, perhaps it's a combination of all these factors. Perhaps too, the brief flood of speculative capital into the technology industry in the 1980s and 1990s convinced IT people they didn't have an exalted place in society. For a time, they did, and even now many seem to think so. And underneath, there's the hunch that the market will sort everything out, or the belief that every problem can be solved with technology. Whatever the reasons, the fightback against the RIAA and the MPAA has been as effective as the proverbial one-legged man in a backsid- kicking competition. The entertainment industry should be thankful it has opponents so inept.

[...]

Opportunity knocked

We mention this only because the good Senator Hatch personifies the missed opportunity. He once shared the view of many involved in the technology sector today that the RIAA could not be trusted to clean up its act, and that alternative compensation systems that ended "piracy" could prove to be very popular. That was in 2000.

At around the same time, the EFF was campaigning for Napster to be legalized, without offering any suggestions as to how the artists might be paid - thus surrendering its moral authority on the issue. Meanwhile, the RIAA was courting and flattering Senator Hatch.

At a special gala awards dinner early in 2001 hosted by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Hatch was awarded a "Hero Award" and the diners heard Nashville star Natalie Grant perform one of his songs, "I Am Not Alone", Joe Menn reported in his book about Napster, All The Rave [Reg review]

If turning a Senator is this easy, why couldn't the techies do it?

I find Orlowski too negative sometimes and his critical view on blogs and Emergent Democracy have always bothered me, but I think he makes some good points about the weakness of the "Internet lobby" in this piece. Many of us are aware of this to varying degrees, but I think we need to keep reminding ourselves that much of the time, we're talking to ourselves. More importantly, we need to figure out how to become more effective. I think the EFF is doing great stuff, but how can we make it even better?

Why Orrin Hatch's INDUCE Act is insane

Why Orrin Hatch's INDUCE Act is insane 07/13/2004 10:03 PM
ZDNet Jul 14 2004 0:28AM GMT

The Abridged RIAA Letter on the INDUCE
Act

The Abridged RIAA Letter on the INDUCE
Act 07/15/2004 01:30 AM

I know we all did not want to be bored and read the lengthy letter the RIAA sent to each member of congress well a readers digest version has been posted a must read. [Corante< /a>]

RIAA's INDUCE Act letter deconstructed

RIAA's INDUCE Act letter deconstructed 07/15/2004 05:31 AM
The RIAA has sent a letter to Congress, calling on it to pass the iPod-criminalising INDUCE Act. Ernest Miller has deconstructed the letter line by line, countering its claims.

That taking has consequences, human and creative. [Some of the consequences are good, some are bad. Separating them, however, is a pain and may not be possible.] My companies make money almost exclusively from the sale of our creative product. [And they still can, they will have to make some adjustments to their business model.] We don't have a performance right on radio and therefore derive no income from radio play. [Welcome to the wonderful world of "when Congress tries to dictate business models." And so, the RIAA proposes a sequel.] We don't make money from artist tours or merchandise. [And why is that? Is there a law against it? If so, I would recommend it be repealed.] We don't make money from endorsements of other products. [Is someone stopping them from doing that?] We just sell recorded music. [You're free to structure business however you like.]

We take profits from sales – when we're good and lucky enough to get them - and plow money back into the search for that next great talent who will thrill music fans around the globe. [I guess the industry must have been bad these last few years.] When we think we have found that talent, we invest huge amounts to sign, nurture, promote and distribute their creative product. [And the RIAA is the only way talent can be found and promoted, because?] Our economic vitality is based on generating hits – finding special talents that enjoy strong commercial appeal. [And we should care about the hit-maker mentality, because?]

Link (Thanks, Ernest!)

Induce Act seeks to eliminate innovation

Induce Act seeks to eliminate innovation 06/18/2004 10:19 PM
Anything that "aids, abets, induces, counsels, or procures" others into actions that constitute piracy would itself be culpable. This is essentially an end-run around the Kazaa and Grokster ruling.

Labor flexibility essential to induce
FDI

Labor flexibility essential to induce
FDI 05/13/2004 06:35 AM
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