On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 06:42:22PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>
> Help me understand -- how does this law adversely affect software development
> any more than it adversely affects everything else? My main objection so far
> is that it's arbitrary, overly broad, and draconian.
What effect do you think the ever-present specter of jail time for
"attempted copyright infringement" looming over our heads would have on
innovation in software development? Any time you write code, you run
the risk of prosecution under the terms of legislation like this.
Yes, it's arbitrary, overly broad, and draconian -- and for those
reasons, it's becoming increasingly dangerous to try to innovate in the
software industry.
-- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Paul Graham: "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts."
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