New Legislation Would Crack Down On Online Piracy

GovTechGuy writes "Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee unveiled new legislation to combat online piracy on Monday that gives the Department of Justice more power to shut down websites trafficking in pirated movies, films or counterfeit goods. The new bill would give the government the authority to shut down the sites with a court order; the site owner would have to petition the court to have it lifted. The judge would have final say over whether a site should be shut down or not. Business groups including the US Chamber of Commerce hailed the legislation as a huge step forward."

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[greghodg]

Ha! I said the same thing back in the 80's when I was a 13 year old pirating apple 2 games. Turns out I was just an immature little kid that didn't think the rules applied to me.

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[Joebert]

Do you have any evidence of this? I don't see how it follows from the article, so it sounds like paranoia, and I'll regard it as such until I have any evidence at all to back it up.

Well, when you decide to pull your head out of your ass give me a holler. I'll take a walk with you so you can see how the world is run by cash.