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House Committee Passes "Informed P2P User Act"
An anonymous reader writes "This week the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the 'Informed P2P User Act' and has sent it along to the full House for consideration. The bill, which appears to have heavy support on both sides of the political fence, simply states that P2P software must not install extra software or prevent users from removing it, in addition to being 'clear and conspicuous' about which files are being shared and getting user consent to share them. 'Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the powerful committee chairman, opened the markup session by warning about "the danger of inadvertent sharing of sensitive information through the use, or misuse, of certain file sharing programs. Tax returns, medical files, and even classified government documents have been found on these networks. The purpose of H.R. 1319 is to reduce inadvertent disclosures of sensitive information by making the users of this software more aware of the risks involved."'"
Just like the Theft act prevents Theft.
Once I was a four stone apology. Now I am two separate gorillas.
... the installation of viruses and worms on computers you don't won is now illegal. Massive layoffs are expected in the BotNet industry...
@AnonymousCoward This is not a text message. This is slashdot. We have an educated readership (and full QERTY or DVORAK keyboards) here, so when you type your message, it is unnecessary to use abbreviations for words, such as "b/c." Please keep Text Message English where it belongs (in text messages).
For example there's no remaining record that I downloaded Star Wars Episode 2 five years ago
There is now.
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I think you dropped this. I included a newline too. Also, you might check on your shift key, it seems a bit sporadic. Might need to look at your keyboard in general. Good tools make for good communication.