US HOUSE JUDICIARY PASSES BILL GIVING JAIL TIME TO FILE SHARERS
Share 1,000 or more copyrighted works and get up to 3 years in jail
http://lamarsmith.house.gov
http://thomas.loc.gov
http://www.washingtonpost.com
YOU'D THINK DEMOCRATS CONTROLLED CONGRESS: HOUSE PASSES P2P PIRATE BILL
Bonuses for the entertainment biz for buying Congress.
http://news.com.com
REPUBLIC OF CALIFORNIA TURNS FILE SHARERS INTO CRIMINALS
Home of Hollywood requires sharers to list their email address.
http://sfgate.com
SENATE AGREES TO BE ENTERTAINMENT BIZ'S BITCH
Passes bill to let feds file civil lawsuits against P2Pers.
http://news.com.com
ENTERTAINMENT BIZ GOES FOR THE ULTIMATE PRIZE: TRIES TO OUTLAW INNOVATION
Planned US Senate bill would make technology illegal if it COULD be used for unlawful purposes. This would cover not just P2P but ISPs, VCRs, TiVo, etc.
http://management.silicon.com
ARRIVEDERCI ITALIA: FILE SHARING NOW CRIMINAL IN ITALY
Scratch Rome off that world cruise tour. Share or download a file and you lose your PC and software, pay up to $1240 in fines, and face up to 3 years in jail bending over for Guido.
http://www.theregister.co.uk
RIAA GETS CONGRESS AND WASHINGTON TO DO MORE OF ITS DIRTY WORK
Bill passed by US House Judiciary Subcommittee Would Allow Justice Dept. to File Civil Copyright Infringement Claims
http://leahy.senate.gov
http://i.i.com.com
http://news.com.com
http://www.wired.com
HOLLYWOOD BUYS SACRAMENTO: CALIFORNIA ATTACKS P2P. THANKS, AH-NOLD!
State Attorney General says software is potentially harmful to consumers. Industry should label software to avoid "deceptive trade practices."
http://www.wired.com
SLIPPERY SLOPE:
USA PATRIOT ACT NO LONGER CONFINED TO TERRORISM
Used in corruption probe with
exotic dancers and politicians.
http://www.eff.org
MPAA RUN AMOK:
MOVIE FILE TRADERS GO TO JAIL IN NEW BILL
Misses real problem - leaks
inside the studio, not file sharers. Legislation is
unnecessary (civil litigation is already available)
and unfair (what about other types of businesses and
casual consumers?).
http://money.cnn.com
http://news.com.com
US GOV PUTS
ITS SLIMY FINGERS IN THE ELECTRONICS BIZ AND YOUR COMPUTER
FCC approves MPAA-pushed 'Broadcast
Flag' for computers and devices. Broadcasters can use
it to prevent unauthorized copying.
http://www.washingtonpost.com
CONSUMERS UNABLE TO MAKE LAWFUL
USE OF CDS, DVDS
US Copyright Office Ruling on
DMCA exemptions
http://mi2n.com
NAZIS IN WASHINGTON: SHARE
A FILE, GO TO JAIL
New bill would make file
swapping a felony
http://dc.internet.com
http://www.wired.com
CONGRESS AMUK: SEN. HATCH
PROPOSES VIGILANTISM
Supports destroying PCs of P2P
users
http://www.wired.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://story.news.yahoo.com
FCC VOTES BRITNEY SPEARS FOR
EVERYONE!
Lets media giants get even larger
and consolidate further despite Clear Channel's abuse
and entertainment homogeneity.
http://www.siliconvalley.com
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http://www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.siliconvalley.com
WELCOME TO REALITY, SENATOR
Senate panel hearing reaches
self-evident conclusion: "More people are downloading
more copyrighted material. Clearly, even as it's growing
increasingly apparent that the entertainment industry
must embrace digital distribution to survive, the industry
continues to fight a losing battle, promoting legal
challenges and churning out anti-file-sharing public
service announcements."
http://www.siliconvalley.com
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CONGRESS OUT OF TOUCH WITH
PUBLIC
Skewers universities and students
on P2P
http://news.com.com
CONSUMERS LOSE AGAIN: SUPREME
COURT UPHOLDS 20 YEAR COPYRIGHT TERM LENGTH EXTENSION
http://news.com.com
http://www.siliconvalley.com
CARTE BLANCHE FOR HACKERS
Saddle up the posse. U.S. Rep.
Berman’s bill legalizes vigilantism.
http://www.business2.com
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The
Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) is the apex of
RIAA-sponsored self-serving bad legislation
DMCA TRAVESTY EXTENDS TO WEB SITES NOW
Someone doesn’t like you? They can send multiple takedown notices and have your web site, credit card account, or other service terminated. All without a jury. Welcome to America.
http://www.eff.org
YOU DON'T OWN THAT CD, COURTESY
OF THE DMCA
http://www.gripe2ed.com
COURT RULES AGAINST DMCA
ABUSE IN GARAGE DOOR CASE
http://www.wired.com
LATEST DMCA FREE SPEECH VICTIM:
GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Invoked by Diebold against their
election technology critics
http://www.gripe2ed.com
FREE SPEECH AT RISK: JOHN
DVORAK URGES DMCA REPEAL
"Nothing needs to be fixed.
Illegal laws [like the DMCA] need to be thrown out.
Period."
http://www.boycott-riaa.com
MORE DMCA SILLINESS: SUNNCOMM
THREATENS TO SUE PRINCETON STUDENT
Student exposed CD Copy
Protection weaknesses. Afterward Sunncomm decided against
filing suit.
http://biz.yahoo.com
EFF DOCUMENTS RIAA'S ABUSE OF THE SUBPOENA PROCESS
"The DMCA has often been
used to invade the privacy of Internet users, harass
Internet service providers, and chill online speech."
An entire catalog of horror stories is presented. "Unsafe
Harbors: Abusive DMCA Subpoenas and Takedown Demands"
http://www.eff.org
EFF REPORT: "UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES"
Five Years Under the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act
http://www.eff.org
DMCA ABUSE: URL'S AS COPYRIGHT VIOLATION
Ironically used by Kazaa to
prevent Kazaa Lite listings on Google
http://slashdot.org
RIAA SUBPOENAS AND THE FINAL FAILURE OF THE DMCA
http://www.gripe2ed.com
DMCA RULED TO ALLOW ISP'S AND NETWORKS TO BE SHUT DOWN
WITHOUT PROOF OR INVESTIGATION OF INFRINGEMENT
http://mi2n.com
DMCA ABUSE
MPAA presses for state level
"Super DMCA"
self-serving legislation cripples privacy and security
technologies and personal rights to freedom of speech
and fair use.
http://www.eff.org
states
http://www.eff.org
unintended consequences
Researchers canceled technical conferences due to DMCA.
http://news.com.com
Garage door opener company uses DMCA against competitor.
http://www.extremetech.com
Lexmark sues toner cartridge
maker
http://www.wired.com
Ignorant
legislators ignore how email and encryption work
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com
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