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New Congressional Bill Makes DMCA Look Tame

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the things-that-make-you-go-hmmm dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Representative Lamar Smith is sponsoring the Intellectual Property Protection Act. The new bill is designed to give the Justice Department 'tools to combat IP crime' which which are used to 'quite frankly, fund terrorism activities,' according to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Among the provisions is lowering the standards for 'willful copyright violation' and increasing the corresponding prison term to 10 years." More information is also available at publicknowledge.org.

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  1. How much more will we take? by keraneuology · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Is it just me or does his photo not look like Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels after receiving permission to go to the bathroom?

    This guy needs to go away now. How about setting up a de-elect Lamar Smith fund to buy campaign ads in his home district to clearly point out just how much of a slug this guy is? If he is dead-set on affecting people around the country then he deserves to play with a national election. TV ads with photos of Cape Cod (where he really lives)and of the Hollywood sign with a voiceover along the lines of "he lives in Cape Cod and represents Hollywood. What has Rep Lamar Smith done for you lately?" He's kind of in the sticks so local newspaper and radio ads should be fairly cheap. Anybody in?

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  2. ooh , terrorism by amias · · Score: 0, Redundant

    nothing funds terrorism more than driving cars , except paying taxes.

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