Lawmakers Caught Again By File-Sharing Software

An anonymous reader writes "A document, apparently a 'confidential House ethics committee report,' was recently leaked through file-sharing software to the Washington Post. According to the article, 'The committee's review of investigations became available on file-sharing networks because of a junior staff member's use of the software while working from home.' Of course, P2P software is entirely at fault for this incident. If you begin seeing more interest in DRM from Congress, you now know why." Reader GranTuring points out that the RIAA took the opportunity to make a ridiculous statement of their own. They said, "the disclosure was evidence of a need for controls on peer-to-peer software to block the improper or illegal exchange of music."

Comments

Re:Connections

[nomadic]

They're dangerous because they are unaware of what they don't know, so they feel qualified (authorized) to make decisions about what they do not really understand.

In my experience, politicans are a lot more likely to seek out expert advice in an area outside their realm than techie are.

Re:Connections

[Indefinite, Ephemera]

Are they more likely to take it when they get it...?

Re:So...

[cbiltcliffe]

"I crashed my car because I was texting while driving. #*%?@! car...! "

Most accident reports I've ever read are worded more like:

"The driver was injured when his car left the road and hit a tree."

So, yes, it usually is worded in such a way as to mean "#*%?@! car...!". :-\