Prison Terms For Kazaa Users

[KingCobra]

Congress mulls prison terms for KaZaA users
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Posted: 17/07/2003 at 12:40 GMT

Quote:

Not satisfied with hacking P2P networks, or destroying the computers of file sharers, House Hollywood sock puppet Howard Berman (Democrat, California) is now sponsoring legislation that would jail people who trade as little as one MP3 on the Internet.

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http://www.theregister.com/content/6/31800.html

[AnneJay]

Hmmm... so in the United States anyone caught caught with a single MP3 could conceivably do hard prison time, but Enron executives, who bilked their own employees out of billions of dollars in pension plans and savings, are enjoying the good life. Hah?

[billybob3]

AnneJay,

It only affects those who are sharing the files. But, for those who are downloading, nothing can be done. Besides, even if they do stop the people in the UNITED STATES from sharing, most of the servers that share the files are out of the country.

[Cyberion]

This really is the fall of the American Empire/Republic.

Don't get me wrong. I love both United States and Canada, Canada more But this is just silly. I'll read the article tonight, and try to give a better response then a silly rant.

[I_R_lectrishun]

This is absolutely rediculous. The american justice system is so Fuc_ed up I almost wish I lived somewhere else sometimes. I just cannot believe some stupid pompous ass judge somewhere is giving the O.K. for this kind of thing.

[jtk]

For Americans money seems to be very very important, companys that charge 20$
for a CD are to greedy, and the artists and managers earn to much, ihave also heard that CD sales have gone up since internet and MP3s.

Another problem is the quality of the music has gone right down the sewer,and many of the old records you cant buy anyway.
So wake up RIAA.
JTK

[Galen]

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Originally posted by I_R_lectrishun@Jul 20 2003, 02:56 AM
This is absolutely rediculous. The american justice system is so Fuc_ed up I almost wish I lived somewhere else sometimes. I just cannot believe some stupid pompous ass judge somewhere is giving the O.K. for this kind of thing.

Man, I feel for you there. I think just the same, it's so damn rediculous what the US is turning into. I'm actually currently looking at moving out of the country...I'll be damned if I'm still here when things get worse.

[[^LDS Member 2004^]]

Yea like Our Jails are Not Full Enough Already!!!!!!!!!

Let it lie for chr*sts sake let us do what we want

[Jarod888]

wow so are we going to jail the Congress man that had over 1000 mp3s on his computer that he had downloaded from peer to peer?

we here in the US are more conserned with greed and the overall accumulation of money, ie power, that we would rather put online music sharers in jail that real criminals. That just shows you what out perogative is.

[Cyberion]

The record industry may or may not, in the near future have the same effect on peoples habits.

Unfortunately for the RIAA, the peer structure is learning alot from its members being hurt from the authorities. Engaging in pgp encruption, SSL, and anonymous proxy redirection.

Without the MPAA, and the RIAA, file swappers may not have been forced to create different and frankly better ways to transfer their toys.