Tue, 15 May 2007

Gonzales proposes new crime: "Attempted Copyright Infringement"

Wow. Life in prison for copying a file - 10 years for murder. Civil forfeiture to keep the cops supplied with PC's. They've thought of everything.

Idiots.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement.

(link) [CNET News.com]

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