The INDUCE Act is a dangerous piece of legislation that threatens creativity and common technologies. One of these technologies is the Apple iPod, for which the site SaveTheiPod.com was created, but the INDUCE Act threatens far more than simply the iPod, which is the reason for the creation of SaveThe.org.

SaveThe.org covers the more broad implications of the INDUCE Act and provides information on the negative effects it will have on the creative spirit in America. Everyday technologies such as the VCR, TiVo, Apple iPod, Peer-to-Peer network, photocopier, ISP, and even the PC could be targets by "inducing" copyright infringement.

The site also provides the ways people can fight the INDUCE Act by contacting Representatives and Senators in Congress and the members of the Senate's Judiciary Committee and telling them how you, the constituent, feel about this flawed piece of legislation.

SaveThe.org was created by FreeCulture.org, a student movement for the promotion of free speech, free software, and free culture. The group has members who are currently attending the Senate hearing in Washingtion D.C. and providing coverage which will be displayed on the site.

Nor does it help that Sen. Hatch is leading the comittee duing the hearings on it.

I agree fully and have been fighting this kind of garbage for a long time, but you should point out what it is rather than just promote the site: It's purpose is to give the entertainment industry even more control over your life, by determining what you can and can't do with the music and movies you purchase. The bill would mandate that anti-piracy technology be built into every product, prohibit products which do not have copy-protection mechanisms built-in (meaning, pretty much everything currently out there, possibly post-facto), and to extend copyright protections, to the point of eliminating all fair use and public domain protections. This was the brainchild of former Sen. Fritz Hollings, who is virtually owned by Hollywood.

Thanks for bringing this up, though.