State bill could cripple P2P
href="http://news.com.com/State+bill+could+cripple+P2P/2100-1028_3-5540937.html?part=rss=5540937=news.1028.20">This
is stupid for so many reasons. The biggest is that it's flat out
unreasonable to expect a service provider to be liable for any use of that
service in which they're not directly involved. If this bill passes, I'd
have to ask, who's making sure people don't send copyrighted material
through the postal service? The act is exactly the same, only the medium
differs. So why should the internet be less free than the "real" world?
is stupid for so many reasons. The biggest is that it's flat out
unreasonable to expect a service provider to be liable for any use of that
service in which they're not directly involved. If this bill passes, I'd
have to ask, who's making sure people don't send copyrighted material
through the postal service? The act is exactly the same, only the medium
differs. So why should the internet be less free than the "real" world?
California proposal would impose jail time for file-swapping
developers who allow copyrighted music, movie trades.
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