10.14.2004  IPac  There is a new player in the IP wars -- IPac, which has been created as the political arm of the Free Culture Movement, with the goal of supporting Congressional candidates who favor circumscribing IP rights. IPac's President is a product manager at Google and the founder of a Democratic political activist organization called Cosmopolity, the Treasurer is a "political consultant" in Washington DC, and the Secretary is the head of grassroots activism for the Electonic Frontier Foundation. Missing is any indication of who put up the dollars for what is clearly an expensive effort. My bet would be the P2P companies, but that is a guess. The Statement of Principles is interesting because it contains some fair points mixed with slipperiness that characterizes the FCM. Next week, this blog will put up our comments and questions on the statement as a way of explaining the areas of disagreement. posted by James DeLong : 10/14/2004 03:12:32 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   IPI Thoughts on IP Spyware Legislation DOJ IP TF Report Virtuous Cycles Cert Denied in RIAA v. Verizon German System of Paying Creators--More Taxes Cato Policy Forum on the Induce Act Write Your Own Darn Game (just for hack value) Cert Petition in Grokster Induce Act Analogy Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	10.14.2004  IPac  There is a new player in the IP wars -- IPac, which has been created as the political arm of the Free Culture Movement, with the goal of supporting Congressional candidates who favor circumscribing IP rights. IPac's President is a product manager at Google and the founder of a Democratic political activist organization called Cosmopolity, the Treasurer is a "political consultant" in Washington DC, and the Secretary is the head of grassroots activism for the Electonic Frontier Foundation. Missing is any indication of who put up the dollars for what is clearly an expensive effort. My bet would be the P2P companies, but that is a guess. The Statement of Principles is interesting because it contains some fair points mixed with slipperiness that characterizes the FCM. Next week, this blog will put up our comments and questions on the statement as a way of explaining the areas of disagreement. posted by James DeLong : 10/14/2004 03:12:32 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   IPI Thoughts on IP Spyware Legislation DOJ IP TF Report Virtuous Cycles Cert Denied in RIAA v. Verizon German System of Paying Creators--More Taxes Cato Policy Forum on the Induce Act Write Your Own Darn Game (just for hack value) Cert Petition in Grokster Induce Act Analogy Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog