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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. Giving credit where credit is due... by M0ralGray · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Kevin Way writes Kevin Way writes"

  2. Re:A new AGENCY?! by WGFCrafty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The kids which were alienated from SCHIP will be glad to see their mother country's climbing economy inversely apply to their health.

  3. Re:With added 80s music! by Sparr0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    He is only at +3 to me... You should take alternate moderation weights into consideration when deciding not to mod up (or down) a 'capped' post.

  4. Re:So? by DamnStupidElf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm having a lot of trouble reading this in any way at all that can justify trial- and conviction-free seizure and disposal of a citizen's property.

    So get Ron Paul on your local Republican ticket or something. When was the last time you saw the constitution without big government bootprints all over it?