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"Is the entertainment industry losing its clout on Capitol Hill? At first blush, a lot of people might find that to be a laughable proposition. But a prominent architect of the Recording Industry Association of America’s legal strategy confided to me last week that his colleagues are being ‘outgunned’ in the legislative skirmishing over new copyright laws.

"It may seem counterintuitive, but there is some truth to that statement. It explains why Marybeth Peters from the U.S. Copyright Office is saying that the entertainment industry won’t get what it wants from Congress before politicians leave town for Thanksgiving.

"Predicting what copyright legislation will be enacted in the last days of the 108th Congress is a risky business, but one thing is certain: The list of laws will not include the Induce Act, which is revered by the entertainment industry but reviled by technology companies."

Declan McCullagh. Outgunned on Copyright?. News.com. Nov. 22, 2004.

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