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Save Betamax

savebetamax.org is an INDUCE Act protest put on by the Downhill Battle guys -- they are organizing a drive to call your congresscritters so they receive a steady stream of protest calls to push back against the INDUCE act:

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.

Do the right thing, and head over to savebetamax.org and sign up for the call in drive!

Posted by Mayhem at September 9, 2004 11:57 AM