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Texas Rep Wants To Jail File Traders

Posted by timothy on from the modest-proposal dept.

kUnGf00m45t3r writes "There is an article on Wired about how Texas Rep. John Carter wants to jail some college students to scare people away from illegal file sharing. He says, "What these kids don't realize is that every time they pull up music and movies and make a copy, they are committing a felony under the United States code," Carter said in an interview. "If you were to prosecute someone and give them three years, I think this would act as a deterrent." Right..."

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  1. Just what the US needs... by pyrote · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Send all the people smart enough to get online and download mp3's to jail (college students none-the-less) then convert them into un-educated felons.

    YAY US legal system!

    Damn, things like this make me wonder if we should win this war.

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