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MPAA Requests Immunity to Commit Cyber-Crimes
The news has been buzzing around for the last couple of days that Representative Berman, whose palm has been crossed with silver by the entertainment industry, would introduce a bill permitting copyright holders to hack or DoS people allegedly distributing their works without permission. Well, the bill has been introduced - read it and weep. Although the bill wouldn't allow copyright owners to alter or delete files on your machine, they would be allowed to DoS you in essentially any other way. Let me restate that: the MPAA and RIAA are asking that they be allowed to perform what would otherwise be federal and state criminal acts and civil torts, and you will have essentially no remedy against them under any laws of the United States.
But otherwise illegal acts are already carried out by ruling organizations - this already happens and is endorsed on a much wider scale.
For example, the death penalty for serious crimes. It's murder - except when the government do it!
And just look at religion. One of the commandments in Christianity is "you shall not murder". How hypocritical when their own god went and meticulously tortured and killed sections of a whole race of people (the Egyptians.)
Don't be shocked about this. There are many, many occurances of the same sort of thing to show that history does indeed repeat itself.
As uncool to say, and as extreme as it sounds, the digital sky is truly falling.
You're right, that is uncool. Could you possibly come up with a lamer platitude? Wait, I know -- Information wants to be free!
What a pathetic life you lead, I hope you've made sure the tinfoil cap that you wear is a comfortable fit.