Copyright Legislation in the New Term
PCWorld has a great article discussing likely legislation in the new congressional term, New Copyright Protection Bills Likely in 2005. Along with spyware, spam, and cybersecurity, lawmakers are expected to address file sharing.
Telecommunications reform may command a significant amount of attention from tech-focused lawmakers this year, but congressional observers also expect a push for new legislation that would focus on discouraging file sharing using peer-to-peer software.
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The 109th Congress
The Industry Standard's Grant Gross writes about what this Congress could bring in terms of copyright legislation, with some interesting comments from BSA's Robert Holleyman. Software makers rightly need to ensure continued innovation, but I've been pl...