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Copy That Floppy, Lose Your Computer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-bless-america-land-of-the-super-corporation dept.

Over the weekend we posted a story about a new copyright bill that creates a new govt. agency in charge of copyright enforcement. Kevin Way writes "In particular, the bill grants this new agency the right to seize any computer or network hardware used to "facilitate" a copyright crime and auction it off. You would not need to be found guilty at trial to face this penalty. You may want to read a justification of it, and criticism presented by Declan McCullagh and Public Knowledge." Lots of good followup there on a really crazy development.

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  1. Re:So? by ShawnCplus · · Score: 5, Informative

    You would not need to be found guilty at trial to face this penalty. That bypasses the "Do the crime" bit since they haven't proven you've actually done the crime.
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  2. EFF Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is the EFF Link that should be in the article summary: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2007/12/pro-ip-act-increase-infringement-penalties-and-drastically-expand-government-enfor

  3. Re:Bad URL by PlatyPaul · · Score: 5, Informative

    Fixed.

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  4. How is this wrong? Let me count the ways... by beef+curtains · · Score: 5, Informative

    Amendment V

    No person...shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

    I understand here that "due process of law" is actually being changed to make this legal, but I feel that the following serves to define "due process of law" in a way:

    Amendment VII

    In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

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  5. Re:How is this wrong? Let me count the ways... by wattrlz · · Score: 5, Informative

    In addition: Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

  6. Re:Bad URL by jamie · · Score: 5, Informative

    Please tag a story 'typo' when you see this. It'll alert us admins to a problem and it'll get fixed in probably less time than it takes to write a comment about it...