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Senate Takes Aim At P2P Providers

Posted by timothy on from the beware-the-evil-electron dept.

thejoelpatrol writes "The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by everybody's favorite senator, Orrin Hatch, is moving to outlaw P2P entirely by making it illegal to produce such applications. Hatch says such firms 'think that they can legally profit by inducing children to steal. Some think they can legally lure children into breaking the law with false promises of "free music."' So, when was the last time that Kazaa told kids to steal music? Shouldn't the parents be the ones looking out for their kids? The RIAA is (surprise!) in favor of this, while P2P groups are (surprise!) opposed."

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  1. Wrong direction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    How about we ban all automobiles because murderers are using them as getaway also while they are at it.

  2. US Goverment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The US goverment is OWNED by big bussiness plain and simply!

  3. Re:THE BOTTOM LINE by regen · · Score: 1, Redundant
    PPP, which has been in use by people with modems to access the internet for more than a decade, and more recently also with DSL and PPPoE, stands for Peer to Peer Protocol.

    No it doesn't. PPP stands for Point to Point Protocol.

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    The Economics of Website Security
  4. Re:Foreign jurisdictions by Superfreaker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh yeah?
    I'd go a step even further. Instead of just eliminating teaching children to share, I'd eliminate children! so ptttthhh!!!