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Terrorist Link to Copyright Piracy Alleged

Posted by Zonk on from the damn-those-p2pers dept.

xbsd writes "John Stedman, a lieutenant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in charge of IP violations, testified in front of the Senate Homeland Security committee that some associates of terrorist groups such as Hezbollah may be involved in copyright violations. According to CNET's Declean McCullagh: 'Even though Stedman's evidence is circumstantial, his testimony comes as Congress is expected to consider new copyright legislation this year. An invocation of terrorism, the trump card of modern American politics, could ease the passage of the next major expansion of copyright powers'."

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  1. In related news... by Husgaard · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Some terrorists are known to drive faster than the speed limits.

    <SARCASM>
    So people who drive too fast obviously have terrorist connections. They should be punished as terrorists.
    </SARCASM>

  2. Fighting piracy helps terrorism!! by Neoncow · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I think this might be a crazy idea, but hear me out.

    If the **AA spends wipes out common piracy, people won't be getting their free movies through BT, Kazaa or whatever. By the laws of human desire, the next cheapest way to get this content would be the knockoff DVDs right? Won't kicking people off of common piracy just make professional piracy more profitable?

    Therefore fighting piracy funds terrorism.