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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."'"
Did someone forget to inform this senator that we (the US) no longer own the internets?
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Apparently you don't understand that you should RTFA before spouting off.
Idiot.
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The worst thing about reading the article is reading dumb ass posts like yours.
Strike that, the worst thing is people modding up dumb ass posts like your, you posting it is the second worse thing.
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>>>Track down their IPs. We still have ICBMs.
Yes I'm sure the European Union will be most-happy when the U.S. sends an ICBM to destroy (for example) the Piratbyran office in Sweden. We may discover that the EU has a strength never revealed as they come cruising across the Atlantic, defeat D.C., and add 50 new colonies to their organization.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
the term "peer-to-peer file sharing program" means[...]
to designate files available for transmission to another computer
to transmit files directly to another computer; and
to request the transmission of files from another computer.
Well, that's basically "using the internet"
WOW that was really informative. Thanks. Now everybody raise their hands if they still think government is good and trustworthy? (looks around). Yeah me neither. This act sounds like it will seriously hamper my use of my computer.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
In related news, Microsoft is closing doors due to changes in laws rendering Windows illegal.
Anything can be found funny, from a certain point of view.
>>Yes I'm sure the European Union will be most-happy when the U.S. sends an ICBM to destroy (for example) the Piratbyran office in Sweden. We may discover that the EU has a strength never revealed as they come cruising across the Atlantic, defeat D.C., and add 50 new colonies to their organization
LOL, The dreams of a Euro Nutjob.
Why don't you go get a job instead of trolling slashdot all day?
Yeah but it will also stop us from using FreeNet and other censorship-resistant, anonymous sharing networks. Read more here:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_P2P (generalized description)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_(anonymous_data_store)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNUnet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2P
Maybe this act should be called U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. A.C.T. - An addendum to stop domestic terrorists* via outlawing anonymous internet usage.
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* somebody who has a copy of the Constitution or a colonial flag hanging in his garage - see http://www.pa-aware.org/who-are-terrorists/domestic-5.asp
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
Yes it applies to windows and iTunes.
Well, specific program bundled with windows.
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