Apparently Bush & Kerry agree on P2P. Piracy is bad, but don't ban technology (well, there seems to be a fairly strong consensus on that point, I guess we can all go home). CompTIA has posted a more detailed series of questions and answers for the major party candidates on tech, inluding IP issues. My cursory search didn't turn up many statements from other parties on P2P, although Libertarian candidates seem to be opposed to any legal consequences for file-sharing.

Declan McCullagh wonders if Kerry's remarks suggest he might "defang" the DMCA. The remarks in question strike me as noncommittal, as one might expect given the complexity of the issue and that fact that it's unlikely to draw the attention of many voters. But in any case Congress, not the President, will continue to be the major player here.

posted by Solveig Singleton @ 9:23 AM | Internet: P2P, Search Engines...

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