Swap Files, Go to Jail?

MSNBC has an article that talks about how some legislators are trying to make file swapping a felony. The proposal, backed by House Democrats, \”Would punish an Internet user who shares even a single file without permission from a copyright holder with prison terms of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000.\” The article goes on to say that the \”Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act (ACCOPS) represents Congress’ boldest attempt yet to shutter peer-to-peer networks, which the major record labels and movie studios view as a serious threat.
Currently, under a little-known 1997 law called the No Electronic Theft Act, many P2P users are technically already violating criminal laws.\”
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July 18, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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