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President Clinton has signed The No Electronic Theft Act, despite objections
from scientists.
This legislation is the first law cracking down on unauthorized distribution of
copyrighted material such as books, software, and music in cyberspace. Penalties
include fines of up to $250,000 and five years in prison.The new law closes a
loophole that had allowed distribution of copyrighted material as long as the
distributor didn't seek profit.Last month, the Association
for Computing wrote to Clinton asking him to veto the bill because it might
inadvertently criminalize many scientific publications available over the
Internet and also might limit the "fair use" doctrine...
Business interests outspent organized labor by a factor of 11 to 1 in
1996, giving two-thirds of their support to Republican candidates, according
to a new report by the nonprofit, non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics.The Center concluded that
around $2.4 billion was spent on the 1996 presidential and congressional
elections. Winning a House seat cost about $673,000 and a Senate seat $4.7
million.
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