File Trading Law Would Include 'Willing' Traders

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File Trading Law Would Include 'Willing' Traders

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 29, 2004 @05:12AM 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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Down with this bill by bandrzej · 2004-09-29 05:15 · Score: 0, Troll

Another thing brought on by Big Government and Evil Corporations. BLAH!

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It is illegal by codepunk · 2004-09-29 05:26 · Score: -1, Troll

Driving too fast is illegal and so is downloading music you have not bought. Plain and simple theft is theft, put them in jail. And while you are at lock up everyone running illegal copies of windows, if they want windows make them pay!

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1. Re:It is illegal by Luke727 · 2004-09-29 06:24 · Score: -1, Troll
  
  It also used to be against the law for black people to sit in the front of a bus.
  
  Also known as "the good old days". Now we have a millions of nigger bitches popping out babies and living off of welfare checks that come out of decent hardworking people's paychecks.
  
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Re:Filetraders are thieves!!! by NessusRed · 2004-09-29 05:32 · Score: -1, Troll

suck my dick linux fags!!!
Re:how do they determine which it is by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-29 05:43 · Score: -1, Troll

yea right. fuck off
Re:While we're at it by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-29 05:48 · Score: -1, Troll

just jail?

Sir, you are being liberal. Need I remind you
that Emperor Bush has declared these rebel scum
as terrorists to his empire. As a result, we
should put these fiendish individuals to death
regardless of whether they are ignorant of the fact or not.
Re:This could be great news...a new revolution by benzapp · 2004-09-29 06:17 · Score: 1, Troll

Yes, you have all those wonderful rights, but you don't have the right to free speech now do you? When Ernst Zundel is out of prison, then Canadians such as yourself can talk about how wonderful your country is.

When the economic conditions of Canada improve to the point beautiful young French women aren't driven from the countryside to lives of prostitution and drug abuse, then you can talk about freedom.

I go to Canada and I see a country that is being invaded by hordes of foreign elements, whose national character and heritage is beseiged endlessly to the point it is practically extent, a corrupt government which exhibits everything that is evil about their so called democracy and egalitarianism, and the quiet desperation of people with no future, no hope, and a nihilistic acceptance of it all.

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Re:This could be great news...a new revolution by moofdaddy · 2004-09-29 07:26 · Score: 0, Troll

How often do you here about people flying to Canada for medical treatment?

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