From the EFF EFFector-

“Induce Act Update - Turning Up the Heat

On August 19th, a federal court agreed with EFF and
unanimously ruled that creating file-sharing software
doesn’t violate copyright law. This is a huge setback for
the entertainment industry’s misguided fight against
innovation, but it will also become its rallying cry.
Since the courts won’t freeze new technology, copyright
holders will focus their energy on convincing Congress
to pass the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act
(S. 2560), which would create an unprecedented chilling
effect for technology innovators. Tell your senators to
oppose the Induce Act today!”

Make your voice heard with the EFF Action Center

The fight is almost always the same, but it never ends, and it’s a fight we can’t ignore. People whose religion is greed keep trying to slam the door on anything that might allow anyone to do an end run around their copyrights, whether or not the technology was intended or developed for that purpose.

Iamgine what would happen if we stop fighting. There is a direct and valid simile: what if they were allowed to stop the development of a hammer because it could be used to smash a store window?