It is looking more and more likely that Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is going to try to get something passed tomorrow despite heavy opposition from technology and consumer groups.

Will the Judiciary Committee cravenly accept such an attack on innovation and the future, or will they reject Hollywood's efforts to determine how the internet will develop?

The Center for Democracy and Technology has also sent a letter asking the Senate to not be foolish: CDT, Letter to Sen. Hatch and Leahy, RE: S. 2560, Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, 06 Oct 2004 [PDF]

We understand that S.2560 is still scheduled for markup by the Judiciary Committee this week. Despite the progress being made, current drafts would chill the development of legitimate consumer technologies, and we urge you not to pass S.2560 out of Committee at this time.

CDT remains committed to working with you and with the Committee to craft a bill narrowly targeted at bad behavior by a small set of actors. In the meantime, however, we urge you not to move forward with S.2560 because of the real risks it presents to communication and innovation on the Internet.