By: fatbobsmith
I use P2P networks to transfer files from my home computer to my work computer and back. Some of these files are mp3s, ripped from my personal paid-for CD collection. I don't download any other files...
View ArticleBy: turbodog
Interesting idea from Dave Farber's Interesting People list: Any online work that you create (ie a MeFi post) are copyrighted by their authors without filing paperwork, so transmitting them would be...
View ArticleBy: eas98
This hearing is labeling P2P networks as havens for hacking and privacy invasion. And, of course, child pornographers. Now who can argue with that? Shut it down, they are all criminals!!
View ArticleBy: nath
I'm not sure if schlaager was being serious or not, but it's an excellent point-- not so much the idea of legalizing copyright theft, but let's face the facts: there's a new form of technology here...
View ArticleBy: quonsar
conyers a michigan democrat. 'scuse me while i hang my head in shame and prepare a cream pie with his name on it.
View ArticleBy: pmurray63
I knew Howard Berman was The Representative from Hollywood ... but what the hell is my congressman (John Conyers) doing pushing this crap? I feel an e-mail to my representative coming on. Not that it...
View ArticleBy: Hankins
This hearing is labeling P2P networks as havens for hacking and privacy invasion. They're not only trying to criminalize the P2P sharing of copyrighted materials, they're using it as a method to...
View ArticleBy: yerfatma
Now, to get 10 million people to move in formation.... sounds like a job for the Internet! Sure. Maybe the next version of Freenet would allow you to specify your relevant Rep information. And...
View ArticleBy: namespan
I think the most terrifying part of the march of copyright legislation is its shift from being a civil/financial matter to being a criminal matter. I was afraid of the DMCA most for that reason, and...
View ArticleBy: jon_kill
Now, to get 10 million people to move in formation.... sounds like a job for the Internet! Oh, wait...
View ArticleBy: schlaager
And really, where are they going to put the 10 million people who are 'guilty' of this? Good point. Perhaps it's time to petition the government that since they're "by the people, for the people," they...
View ArticleBy: troutfishing
eas98 - that's what all those alleged secret internment camps around the US are really for: imprisoning 10 million file swapping college students! ( who will then be "re-educated" by representatives of...
View ArticleBy: walrus
Where are they getting $250? From wherever they can justify it so that only "criminals" have to pay. Where do you think the "street price" of banned substances seized during drugs busts comes from?
View ArticleBy: Be'lal
What a great way to piss off the voters. Create a bill that automatically assumes they're criminals. My head hurts from reading this.
View ArticleBy: bshort
Yeah, the way I figure it, a CD is around 15$ (more or less) and usually contains 10 songs more or less. Therefore, each song traded should get a value of around $1.50. Where are they getting $250?
View ArticleBy: eas98
And really, where are they going to put the 10 million people who are 'guilty' of this? If you think the government serves you and not the corporations, then, well, go back to sleep.
View ArticleBy: dilettanti
Ditto Stynxno. What happens if you can show that only three people copied a song from you? Besides, I'm a little confused—is there already a statute that determined that each copy of any song has a...
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