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File Trading Law Would Include 'Willing' Traders

Posted by timothy on from the coalition-of-the-willing dept.

mgessner writes "From InfoWorld comes a story on the U.S. House's approval of a new, tough law against trading files online. 'The bill expands the definition of file traders eligible for criminal penalties from individuals who 'willingly' distribute copyright files to those who 'knowingly' do so, an escalation that could result in jail time for file swappers.'" (The bill has yet to go through the Senate.)

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  1. Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004 by daveschroeder · · Score: 5, Informative
    The actual "Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004" itself:

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    Text of legislation

  2. Re:Down with this bill by jrockway · · Score: 5, Informative

    Screw what the lawyers thing, we have technology to fight them. Try Freenet. It's mathematically impossible to determine what you're sharing! Try going to jail for sharing random bytes :-)

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