Senator wants to ban P2P networks

Found on CNet News on Thursday, 22 July 2004
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The chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary said Thursday that a ban on file-trading networks is urgently required but agreed to work with tech companies concerned that devices like Apple Computer's iPod would be imperiled.

Hatch added, however, that he welcomed comments from critics. "If you help us, we just might get it right," he said. "If you don't, we're going to do it. Something has to be done. There's no way to solve these problems so everyone's totally pleased."

The Induce Act "would chill innovation and drive investment in technology" overseas, said the letter, signed by CNET Networks, eBay, Google, Intel, MCI, TiVo, Verizon Communications, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo.

Hatch is the worst that could have happened to innovation. He seems to be completely unable to understand that this bill would not kill P2P. The Internet is more than just the US; developers from other countries will continue to create P2P software, no matter how much Hatch hates it. And that is simply great.