BitTorrent + INDUCE Act + Linspire 5.0

[Brian Densmore]

Have patience, Congress will get around to matches 
and lighters soon enough. Seriously though, these
new laws dealing with P2P and Software patents, and
copyright are all very dangerous and will be used 
as big sticks to beat down competition from small
entrepreneurs. This outflux of talent from major
corporations to small start-up companies is starting to
rattle some of the people in power. After all they *need*,
to keep a certain amount of slave labor close at hand.

<dons tin foil hat, nervously looks left and right>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nicol 
> 
> Oh please.  Are matches illegal beccause of arson?
> 
> > This week's Michael's Minutes talked about how Linspire 5.0 might be
> > illegal because it incorporates BitTorrent/P2P.  The INDUCE 
> Act is trying
> > to make all P2P software illegal, but it could have a lot 
> broader effect
> > than just a bunch of copyrighted music.