Still breathing sighs of relief after the collapse of the heinous INDUCE Act, groups such as the Consumer Electronics Organization are lining up in opposition to a new threat: HR2391, the Intellectual Property Protection Act, which rounds up a number of poor ideas floated in other, failed, bills. Among them—

• Skipping commercials would be illegal. Such a law would severely hamper development of personal video recording technology.

• Government enforcement of civil corrections, including mandated jail terms of three to 10 years for file-sharing offenses. ("It's just plain wrong to make the Department of Justice Hollywood's law firm," said Stacie Rumenap, ACU's deputy director.)

Opponents are asking that consideration of the bill be postponed until the new session next year. Proponents (the content industries) are reportedly attempting to ram the bill through during the current lame-duck session.